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Cooler and less humid

Severe thunderstorms moved across parts of central and northeastern Minnesota Saturday afternoon and evening, with reports of wind damage and some large hail. Severe thunderstorms also clipped the northern portion of the Twin Cities metro area.

Here are some severe weather reports, courtesy of the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service:

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

914 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...

..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....

..REMARKS..

0658 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RICE LAKE               45.50N 91.74W

06/25/2016                   BARRON             WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

ONE AND ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES

SEVERED .

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BLAINE                  45.17N 93.21W

06/25/2016                   ANOKA              MN   STORM CHASER

THREE LARGE TREES SNAPPED OFF ABOUT 15 FEET

OFF THE GROUND. OCCURRED NEAR JEFFERSON AND

125TH AVE.

0605 PM     TSTM WND GST     7 ENE BRANCH            45.56N 92.83W

06/25/2016  M56 MPH          CHISAGO            MN   PUBLIC

RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0605 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ISANTI                  45.49N 93.25W

06/25/2016                   ISANTI             MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

MANY TREES DOWN ACROSS CITY.

0605 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S CAMBRIDGE           45.55N 93.23W

06/25/2016                   ISANTI             MN   PUBLIC

POWER OUT ACROSS PORTION OF CITY. NUMEROUS

TREES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY.

0605 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EAST BETHEL             45.34N 93.20W

06/25/2016                   ANOKA              MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TOPPLED.

ADDITIONAL SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES

DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN HALF OF COUNTY. .

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSW HARRIS            45.56N 93.00W

06/25/2016                   CHISAGO            MN   911 CALL CENTER

FALCON DRIVE AT 425TH ST. WAS BLOCKED BY A

COUPLE OF DOWNED TREES.

0600 PM     HAIL             1 SSE CAMBRIDGE         45.55N 93.22W

06/25/2016  M0.50 INCH       ISANTI             MN   STORM CHASER

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0540 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ELK RIVER               45.33N 93.57W

06/25/2016                   SHERBURNE          MN   PUBLIC

PICTURE OF A LARGE TREE DOWN IN ELK RIVER

RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNE SARTELL           45.67N 94.17W

06/25/2016                   BENTON             MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

A FEW TREES DOWN.

0400 PM     HAIL             MELROSE                 45.68N 94.81W

06/25/2016  M0.75 INCH       STEARNS            MN   AMATEUR RADIO

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0355 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LITTLE FALLS            45.98N 94.36W

06/25/2016                   MORRISON           MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

TREE TOPPLED ACROSS ROAD.

0341 PM     HAIL             1 W SWANVILLE           45.91N 94.65W

06/25/2016  M2.00 INCH       TODD               MN   STORM CHASER

Scattered non-severe thunderstorms also moved through parts of Dakota and Washington counties, as well as Pierce, Polk and St. Croix counties of west-central Wisconsin.

Breezy and comfortable Sunday

A low pressure system over southern Canada will give us a breezy Sunday:

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Northern Minnesota could see some scattered showers on Sunday. Winds will be lighter on Monday.

Saturday was steamy. Sunday will be less humid and cooler:

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Monday will be even cooler than Sunday:

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I hope that you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Programming note

You can hear live weather updates at 7:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday on Minnesota Public Radio.