severe weather

This week's stormy forecast has prompted the National Weather Service to take the unusual step of canceling one of the main events of Severe Weather Awareness Week.

I usually am able to sleep through anything and everything, but, this morning that was not the case.

A heat advisory is in effect for much of south central Minnesota and now a Flash Flood Watch is out for Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Dakota and Goodhue counties.

Carver and Scott Counties awoke to some severe weather this morning around 6:30 am. There is the threat for more to develop this afternoon in southern Minnesota.
The National Weather Service says strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon...

Three tornadoes have have been confirmed and the weather service and as many as another five may have touched down on Wednesday night according to the National Weather Service.

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a  Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
central and southern Minnesota effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening until
11PM.
The primary threats include scattered damaging winds and isolated significant wind gusts to 75 mph possible...

Some showers and thunderstorms have moved through the area. No severe weather was reported but some heavy downpours were mixed in. Another round is expected to move through mid-morning. Later some heat and humidity could develop, which could be the trigger for more storms in the afternoon and evenin…

Undated (KROC AM News) - Several rounds of thunderstorms are possible into Friday evening and there is another threat of severe weather and heavy rain, which poses a flooding risk due to the saturated grounds from this week’s earlier storms.

Another round of thunderstorms is expected across portions of the Upper Mississippi River Valley Friday afternoon through early Saturday morning. About 1-3 inches of rainfall is possible with perhaps some localized higher amounts. This expected heavy rainfall, coupled with saturated and some already…

Xcel Energy crews are preparing for potential thunderstorms and severe weather today that could include damaging wind, hail and flash flooding. In preparation for the severe weather, Xcel Energy has about 450 crewmembers and contractors in the metro area and outstate Minnesota who are ready to …