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Tornado watch until 11 pm includes southern Twin Cities

NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch for much of southern Minnesota until 11 pm. The watch includes the southern Twin Cities area.

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 384

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

335 PM CDT Thu Sep 20 2018

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of

Southern Minnesota

* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 335 PM until

1100 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...

A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify this afternoon

across southern Minnesota and track quickly northeastward.

Parameters are favorable for a few tornadoes, as well as rather

widespread damaging wind gusts.