Updraft

Large hail hit portions of the south metro early Thursday morning. It’ll be steamy today and Friday, with thunderstorm chances.

Large hail fell in parts of the Twin Cities metro area around 4:30 a.m. Thursday. Now it will get steamy, with a heat advisory starting at noon.

The latest models favor storms developing later Wednesday night. 

There is a slight risk for severe weather in both northern and southern Minnesota. The latest outlook form NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center puts the Twin Cities in the marginal risk zone between areas of slight risk to the north and south.

Flash flood watch issued.

Our steamy tropical summer air mass continues to deliver torrential tropical downpours. Tuesday’s fare included another shot of flooding rain. Over 2 inches of rain fell in less than an hour Tuesday afternoon. Street flooding in Minneapolis lit up twitter.

Torrential downpours blew up again in the Twin Cities this afternoon. A flash flood warning is in effect until 7:30 pm for the central Twin Cities.

Storm chances rise again by Wednesday.

Storms likely this evening in the Twin Cities.

Severe risk late today.