Severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m. includes Twin Cities, St. Cloud, Brainerd, Duluth

Updated 4 p.m.

The severe thunderstorm watch has been expanded to include the core of the Twin Cities until 9 p.m.

MPX updates Severe Thunderstorm Watch (expands area to include Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Ramsey, Washington, Wright [MN] and Dunn, Eau Claire, Pierce, St. Croix [WI],

The severe weather threat is back today for much of Minnesota.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Storm Prediction Center has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m. for much of central and northeastern Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.

The watch zone includes the northern Twin Cities, St. Cloud, Brainerd, the Iron Range, and Duluth areas as well as parts of western Lake Superior.

You can see the latest radar for storms here on the MPR weather page.

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 554 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

205 PM CDT Thu Jul 27 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central and Eastern Minnesota Northwest Wisconsin Lake Superior

* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 205 PM until 900 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include... Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3 inches in diameter likely Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will rapidly develop this afternoon over central Minnesota and track southeastward across the watch area. Very large hail and damaging winds will be possible. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles northwest of Brainerd MN to 15 miles south southeast of Ironwood MI.