Tornado Watch issued through Thursday evening

The National Weather Service has issued A tornado watch for south central and southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa and southwestern and west central Wisconsin until 9:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Tornado watch in effect until 9:00 p.m.on Thursday
Tornado watch in effect until 9:00 p.m.on Thursday
National Weather Service

Very strong thunderstorms with the capability to produce tornadoes are developing near the Minnesota-Iowa border this Thursday afternoon and will track rapidly toward the northeast.

The Twin Cities area is not included in this watch but should expect showers and thunderstorms at times into Thursday night.

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