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Get ready for another potential squall line Tuesday, Minnesota.

But first, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Storm Prediction Center has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until midnight Tuesday for most of southeastern Minnesota. The watch zone does not include the Twin Cities. 

Forecast models suggest a line of strong to severe storms will develop across western and central Minnesota on Tuesday afternoon. A cold front cutting into a warm and humid tropical air mass will trigger a north-to-south squall line that could pack damaging winds, hail, and heavy rainfall.

NOAA’s North American Mesoscale 3 km resolution model at the top of this post shows the likely storm wave moving from west to east Tuesday afternoon and evening:

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center lays out a slight risk zone (level 2 of 5 in yellow) across most of Minnesota Tuesday. 

The most likely timing for storms to cross the greater Twin Cities are is between about 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tuesday evening. Keep an eye and ear out for possible severe weather watches and warnings on Tuesday afternoon and evening.

We catch a break in the rainfall Wednesday across Minnesota. It will be a beautiful June day with sunny skies and highs in the 70s.

Another chance of rain and thunder arrives Thursday into Saturday. Forecast models suggest that we could finally, mercifully dry out next week.

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A slight risk for severe weather covers most of Minnesota Tuesday.

Severe storms likely again Tuesday evening

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