Severe thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m. includes southwest and central Minnesota.
Areas just west of the Twin Cities now included in watch zone.
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A second severe thunderstorm watch has been issued until 10 p.m. for most of southwest and central Minnesota. The watch zone includes areas just west of the greater Twin Cities area.
Get up to the minute severe weather warnings and reports on the MPR live severe weather blog.
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 452 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
400 PM CDT Fri Aug 20 2021
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northern Iowa Western Minnesota Northeast Nebraska Eastern South Dakota
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 400 PM until 1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Storms are expected to develop and further intensify through late afternoon and early evening within multiple corridors across the region near and ahead (east) of an eastward-advancing cold front.
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