MPR severe weather live blog: Tracking storms overnight

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 1 a.m. for most of central Minnesota.

Here’s a link to radar loops around Minnesota.

You can follow the latest severe weather reports and updates here on the MPR severe weather live blog overnight.

NOAA’s NAM 3 km resolution model suggests a severe bow echo signature blowing through a zone from Leech Lake, through the Brainerd Lakes are to Mille Lacs this evening. A second wave could develop and blow into the Twin Cities in the hours around sunrise.

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 420 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

345 PM CDT Fri Aug 7 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of central Minnesota southeastern North Dakota northeastern South Dakota northwestern Wisconsin

* Effective this Friday afternoon and Saturday morning from 345 PM until 100 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms, including a couple of supercells, are expected to form across parts of the Red River Valley into west central Minnesota late this afternoon, before consolidating into an organizing cluster by early evening. This cluster of storms is expected to then track east-southeastward across the remainder of central Minnesota into northwestern Wisconsin by late evening. Initial storms may pose a risk for severe hail, with some potential for an isolated tornado or two, before strong wind gusts become the primary severe hazard later this evening.