Round one racing through the Twin Cities

Strong to severe thunderstorms were moving through the Twin Cities and points south early this afternoon.

Here's a link to the latest storm reports from the National Weather Service.

Clearing is taking place in western Minnesota and the atmosphere could ignite once again. Stayed for breaking weather and be sky aware. Here's the recent outlook for tornado potential this afternoon and evening. These probabilities are quite high.

The atmosphere is primed for thunderstorm development.

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