Severe thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m. includes northern Twin Cities

The forecast for strong to severe storms for Tuesday is panning out.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Storm Prediction Center has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m. for much of central Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin.

The watch zone is mainly north of the Twin Cities area, but a few strong to severe storms could approach the Twin Cities area Tuesday evening.

Here are the details on the watch:

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 513 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

255 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Upper Peninsula Michigan Central and North-Central Minnesota Northern Wisconsin Lake Superior

* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 255 PM until 1000 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Scattered clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms will likely develop through the remainder of the afternoon and persist into the evening. The stronger thunderstorms will be capable of a risk for large hail and severe gusts. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles south southwest of Alexandria MN to 115 miles east of Ironwood MI.