Severe t-storm watch until 8 p.m. Saturday south and west metro plus southern Minnesota

A severe thunderstorm watch includes the south and west portions of the Twin Cities metro area plus southern Minnesota and a part of central Minnesota until 8 p.m. this Saturday.

Here’s the area (shaded yellow) included in the severe thunderstorm watch:

Twin Cities metro area counties included in the severe thunderstorm watch are Carver, Scott and Dakota.

Here are details of the severe thunderstorm watch, from the NWS Storm Prediction Center:

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 356 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 110 PM CDT Sat Jul 11 2020 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northern and East-Central Iowa Southern Minnesota * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 110 PM until 800 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to intensify and organize initially across southern Minnesota and into northern Iowa. Some initial supercells are expected, with large and damaging winds expected. Storms may gradually merge into southeastward-moving clusters with a broader damaging wind potential evolving later this afternoon. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 100 statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles south southwest of Redwood Falls MN to 15 miles north northeast of Waterloo IA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 31030.

There may also be some strong t-storms in areas that are close to but not included in the severe thunderstorm watch.

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