...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued...
Expires: August 21, 2026 @ 12:00am
LOCATIONS
Minnesota
EFFECTIVE
This Thursday night from 610 PM until Midnight CDT.
THREATS
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible, Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible, A tornado or two possible
SITUATION
Severe thunderstorms including some supercells should
continue to develop through early/mid-evening, with large hail and
damaging winds as the primary severe concerns, although a tornado
cannot be entirely ruled out.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles north of Hibbing
MN to 40 miles south southeast of Redwood Falls MN. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
PRECAUTIONS
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
