Scattered storms, severe potential today
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Hopefully you're enjoying our great June preview weekend.
Like June, this weekend comes with warmth and the potential for a few scattered thunderstorms.
A slow moving low pressure system kicks of scattered showers and thunderstorms this Sunday afternoon and evening. A few of the storms could reach severe limits, with hail and the potential for damaging winds.
NOAA's convective outlook paints a marginal to slight risk for severe storms that includes the Twin Cities metro. The highest potential for severe storms is east and south of the Twin Cities, but storms may develop close to or right over the metro today.
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I expect storms to develop today along an advancing cold front. The highest potential for severe weather with storms is damaging winds and hail.
NOAA's experimental high resolution future radar hints at a convective cluster in the north metro and a broken line of storms developing in southern Minnesota by around 5 pm this evening.
A few of the storms could be "discrete" and show rotation. While the overall chances for a tornado is low, I can't rule out an isolated tornado today.
NOAA's NAM model shows a slightly elevated tornado potential this afternoon near and southeast of the Twin Cities that includes western Wisconsin and southeast Minnesota.
Keep one eye on the sky and an ear to NOAA Weather radio today. Here are some resources to track any developing severe weather.
-Twin Cities radar loop
-NOAA's Storm Prediction Center
-MPRWeather twitter feed