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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News
Ron Trenda

NW MN and west-central MN: severe thunderstorm watch

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The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch, valid until 10 p.m. this Saturday evening, for much of northwestern and west-central Minnesota:

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NWS Storm Prediction Center

The primary severe weather threats in and close to the watch area will be very large hail (possibly up to 2.5 inches in diameter) and damaging wind gusts up to about 70 mph.

You can follow severe weather developments on the MPR News live blog.