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Storms likely across northern Minnesota overnight

Some storms may pack hail, high winds and downpours

It’s likely to be a stormy Monday night and stormy early Tuesday morning across parts of northern Minnesota.

A frontal zone dividing intense heat to the south and milder air to the north is the breeding ground for scattered thunderstorms overnight.

NOAA’s HRRR model depicts the notion of scattered strong storm clusters moving from northwest Minnesota Monday night across northern Minnesota during the early Tuesday morning hours. This forecast loop below runs from 7 p.m. Monday evening to 9 a.m. Tuesday.

NOAA HRRR model through 9 am Tuesday
NOAA HRRR model through 9 am Tuesday
NOAA via tropical tidbits

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center paints a slight risk for severe storms (yellow) from the Red River Valley eastward across much of northern Minnesota. A marginal risk (green) surrounds the slight risk zone.

Severe weather risk areas
Severe weather risk areas
NOAA

Here’s a reminder of what the various levels of severe weather risk mean:

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Severe weather risk categories
NWS Storm Prediction Center

Be prepared for occasional thunderstorms across Minnesota overnight into early Tuesday morning. A few storms could reach severe limits.