The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Storm Prediction Center has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for most of southern Minnesota until 10 p.m. Thursday evening.
Expect scattered storms with large hail, damaging wind gusts, and possible tornadoes.
Here are the details on the watch zone from NOAA:
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 140
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
345 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northwest and Northern Iowa Southern and Southeast Minnesota Far Northeast Nebraska West-Central Wisconsin
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until 1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include… Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY…Scattered thunderstorms are forecast to develop and intensify through the early evening across the Watch area. The stronger storms will be capable of a threat for large to very large hail (1 to 2 inches in diameter) and damaging gusts. Upscale growth into a linear cluster is possible this evening across southern Minnesota as this activity moves east towards the Mississippi River.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles northeast of Minneapolis MN to 30 miles south southwest of Storm Lake IA.
Stay alert in case warnings are issued for your area Thursday evening.
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