Storms batter metro, watch until midnight
It's a stormy Monday evening in the metro.
Here are the latest storm reports and warnings from the MPR Severe Weather Live Blog.
MPRweather6:08pm via Hootsuite
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2 SSW Bloomington [Hennepin Co, MN] TRAINED SPOTTER reports HAIL of ping pong ball size (E1.50 INCH) at 6:00 PM CDT --
MPRweather6:05pm via Hootsuite
Glencoe [Mcleod Co, MN] LAW ENFORCEMENT reports TSTM WND DMG at 5:45 PM CDT -- POWER OUT IN TOWN
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Storm Prediction Center has pulled the trigger on a Severe Thunderstorm Watch that includes the Twin Cities until midnight.
Expect storm clusters to increase and move in through this evening. Primary threat are damaging winds and large hail.
Expect high winds and large hail with storms this evening.