Storms start to move out of Minnesota, continue for western Wisconsin

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Wednesday brought a line of severe thunderstorms to parts of northern and central Minnesota. The line packed hail, high winds and heavy downpours.

Here are some select preliminary storm reports from Wednesday afternoon. 

Thursday brings another favorable environment for scattered strong to severe storms. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s

 paints an enhanced (level 3 of 5) risk zone across southeast Minnesota. The Twin Cities is included in the slight risk (level 2 of 5) zone. 

NOAA’s Weather Research and Forecasting model suggests a cluster of storms forming late Thursday afternoon near or south of the Twin Cities. Additional storms may fire through the evening hours. The loop below runs between 4 p.m. Thursday and midnight Friday.

Stay tuned for possible severe weather watches and warnings Thursday afternoon and evening. 

Paul Huttner

Author

Strong to severe storms likely again Thursday.

Scattered storms with a higher severe threat Thursday

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