Spring storm brings rain and wind Tuesday into Wednesday

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While thunderstorms produced some reports of hail and strong winds in portions of the central Dakotas the past twenty-four hours, they ran out of steam when the arrived in central Minnesota overnight.

Computer models had locked on to this diminishing trend.  Yesterday morning I wasn't too optimistic about generous rains in the metro.  As of 6am this morning, only a trace reported at the International Airport.

Winds gusted to 45 mph in southern Minnesota yesterday.  Low level moisture for triggering thunderstorms was stalled over Iowa.

Vortex II project will take to the road today, heading east from the home base of Oklahoma city.  The Storm Prediction center is forecasting a chance of EF2 twisters later today from Missouri to central Illinois.

Craig Edwards

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While thunderstorms produced some reports of hail and strong winds in portions of the central Dakotas the past twenty-four hours, they ran out of steam when the arrived in central Minnesota overnight. Computer models had locked on to this diminishing trend. Yesterday morning I wasn’t too optimistic about generous rains in the metro. As of…

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