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Beautiful Thursday, storms return early Friday

Thursday looks blissful across Minnesota. But our next low-pressure wave arrives overnight Thursday into Friday morning with more waves of strong thunderstorms.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's North American Mesoscale Forecast System 3 km model suggest at least two waves of thunder and rain. One could come after midnight in the wee hours of Friday morning. The second wave could develop as a squall line Friday afternoon and evening.

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NOAA NAM 3 km model via tropical tidbits.

Severe risk

NOAA's Storm Prediction Center paints a risk for severe storms across Minnesota Friday.

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NOAA

Warm Labor Day weekend

Labor Day weekend looks summery. The best chance for storms arrives Sunday. Next week looks cooler again.

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NOAA via Weather Bell.

Keep an eye out for storms Friday.