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Scattered showers and T-Storms Tuesday; marginal severe risk

Thunderstorms favor southern Minnesota Tuesday

Severe weather risk areas Tuesday
Severe weather risk areas Tuesday
NOAA/Twin Cities National Weather Service

Tuesday brings scattered shower and thunderstorm chances to Minnesota.

The best chances for showers and thunderstorms favor the southern half of Minnesota Tuesday. NOAA’s NAM 3 km resolution model paints scattered showers and thunderstorms across much of southern Minnesota Tuesday afternoon.

NOAA NAM 3 km model from 1 pm to 7 pm Tuesday
NOAA NAM 3 km model from 1 pm to 7 pm Tuesday
NOAA via tropical tidbits

Marginal severe risk

A few storms may approach severe limits Tuesday with highs winds and hail. NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center paints a marginal risk for severe storms from near the Twin Cities south and east.

Severe weather risk areas Tuesday
Severe weather risk areas Tuesday
NOAA/Twin Cities National Weather Service

Marginal is the lowest of NOAA’s severe risk categories. Here’s a good description of severe weather risk categories.

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Severe weather risk categories
NWS Storm Prediction Center

Keep an eye out for a few strong storms Tuesday afternoon.