Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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 of the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch valid until 5 a.m. Sunday for most of central and northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin:

The severe thunderstorm watch does not include the 7-county Twin Cities metro area.

Details of the severe thunderstorm watch:

A tornado watch remains in effect for Traverse and Big Stone counties of far west-central Minnesota until midnight this Saturday night.

Although northern and central Minnesota are expected to see the most thunderstorm activity overnight Saturday night, the Twin Cities metro area and a few spots in southern Minnesota could see some scattered  thunderstorms and even an isolated strong to severe thunderstorm.

Updated weather information can be heard on the Minnesota Public Radio 

, and updates are also posted on the MPR News 

This will be a good weekend to have your NOAA weather radio or mobile phone nearby for weather warnings that are issued overnight, while you are sleeping.

Travelers will want to be aware of which county they are in, because weather warning headlines typically list the county or counties being warned.

Many spots in Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area, will probably see showers and thunderstorms at times on Sunday and Sunday evening.

There will be some rain-free hours on Sunday too, just have a plan B in case you need to duck indoors at some point.

Here’s SPC’s severe weather outlook for Sunday and Sunday night:

Slight risk indicates that scattered severe thunderstorms are possible.

Areas that see the heaviest rain this weekend could see flash flooding.

The NWS has flash flood watches from west-central Minnesota into parts of east-central and northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin:

You can hear my live weather updates on Minnesota Public Radio at 7:49 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.

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The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch valid until 5 a.m. Sunday for most of central and northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin: The severe thunderstorm watch does not include the 7-county Twin Cities metro area. Details of the severe thunderstorm watch: URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe…

Severe thunderstorm watch overnight Saturday night for much of northern and central Minnesota; metro thunderstorm chance overnight and Sunday

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