Blizzard warnings in Northwest Minnesota, winter weather advisories across the state

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It was a wet and thundery morning across much of southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. There were many reports of storm damage.

Heavy rains caused flooding in parts of southeastern and south-central Minnesota. This was in Waterville, Minn.:

You can click on any location on the National Weather Service 

This snapshot of their map includes Saturday storm reports and some storm reports from Friday:

The storm reports include a large tree that fell on a roof and car in Crystal, Minn. around 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

A severe thunderstorm watch was issued this morning for much of southern Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin:

As of noon Saturday, the only part of Minnesota that remained in the watch was southeastern Minnesota. The Wisconsin portion of the watch continues.

National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center

 shows an enhanced risk of severe weather in southeastern Minnesota into southern Wisconsin this afternoon and evening:

The Twin Cities metro area is shown in the marginal risk category, meaning only an isolated severe storm potential:

Some parts of the metro will see little or no rain the remainder of Saturday afternoon.

As always, updated weather information can be heard on the Minnesota Public Radio 

, and you’ll also see updated weather info on the MPR News 

You can see the recent local NWS radar loop 

. The recent radar loop for southwestern Minnesota can be found 

Sunday looks mostly dry, but scattered showers are possible late in the day.  NOAA’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential rain pattern Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening:

Gone are the 90s. Saturday highs will be mainly in the 70s, with a few lower 80s possible in northwestern Minnesota.  Sunday highs will feature mostly 70s, with some lower 80s in southeastern Minnesota:

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to reach around 80 on Monday, followed by lower 80s Tuesday through Thursday.

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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Ron Trenda

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Two waves of thunderstorms moved through much of southern Minnesota, the metro area and western Wisconsin Saturday morning, causing several areas of storm damage.

Rain and thunder linger into Saturday afternoon

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