Severe thunderstorm watch until 8 p.m. includes Twin Cities area
Storms with large hail and damaging winds possible. A couple of tornadoes are possible.
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NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for most of southern Minnesota until 8 p.m. this Thursday evening. The watch zone includes the greater Twin Cities area.
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 135 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
145 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southern and Eastern Minnesota Western Wisconsin
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 145 PM until 800 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 intensify through mid/late afternoon initially across southern/central Minnesota, before spreading into western Wisconsin later this afternoon and evening. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles east southeast of Fairmont MN to 60 miles northeast of Saint Cloud MN.
I’ll have live updates on MPR News stations including KNOW 91.1 FM in the Twin Cities area. Stay alert for severe weather warnings into Thursday evening!
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