Severe thunderstorm watch until 8 p.m.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Storm Prediction Center issued a severe thunderstorm watch Tuesday, as expected. The watch covers most of Minnesota from the Canadian border all the way to the Twin Cities.
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 325
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NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1245 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2019
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Eastern and Central Minnesota
Western Wisconsin
Lake Superior
* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 1245 PM until
800 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
Up to 2 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Multiple clusters of thunderstorms are expected to
intensify this afternoon across the watch area, with a risk of
damaging wind gusts and hail in the strongest activity.