Tornado watch dropped for Twin Cities metro area
Also includes portions of southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin
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Be sky aware this afternoon and evening:
Details of the tornado watch from the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center:
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 543
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
250 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2019
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southeast Minnesota
Western Wisconsin
* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 250 PM until 900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...A few supercell thunderstorms may develop this afternoon ahead of a mid level disturbance. Despite the widespread clouds, ample low level moisture and shear will provide a risk of a few tornadoes as well as locally damaging winds.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles north northwest of Mankato MN to 50 miles east of Eau Claire WI. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings.
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 25030.
As always, updated weather information can be heard on the Minnesota Public Radio Network, and you’ll also see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.
You can see the recent local NWS radar loop here. The recent radar loop for southwestern Minnesota can be found here, and the southeastern Minnesota loop here. The northeastern Minnesota radar loop and the northwestern Minnesota radar loop are also available.
6:30 p.m. update
The National Weather Service cancelled the tornado watch for the Twin Cities metro area at 6:21 p.m. Sunday. The watch continues for portions of southeastern Minnesota and western Wsconsin until 9 p.m. Sunday:
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