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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News
Ron Trenda

Tornado watch for northwestern Minnesota until 10 p.m. Sunday

Update on severe weather risk elsewhere

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Severe weather outlook Sunday afternoon through Sunday night
NWS Storm Prediction Center

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Severe weather, including tornadoes, will be possible in northwestern Minnesota this afternoon and evening. The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch which continues until 10 p.m. this Sunday in eastern North Dakota and much of northwestern Minnesota:

Severe weather, including large hail, damaging thunderstorm winds and tornadoes will be possible in and close to the watch area.

Here’s the SPC severe weather outlook for Sunday afternoon and Sunday night:

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Severe weather outlook Sunday afternoon through Sunday night
NWS Storm Prediction Center

The tornado watch covers much of the enhanced risk area, which is where numerous severe thunderstorms are possible. The adjacent area (shaded yellow) is where scattered severe thunderstorms are possible.

Here are the severe risk categories that are used by the Storm Prediction Center:

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Severe weather risk categories
NWS Storm Prediction Center

Thunderstorms in northwestern and west-central Minnesota this afternoon and early evening will expand eastward with time. The Twin Cities metro area is expected to remain rain-free this Sunday evening.

You can hear updated weather information on the MPR network, and you’ll see updated weather info on the MPR News live weather blog.

The Grand Forks office of the NWS will have updates on watches and warnings.

Programming note

You can hear my live weather updates on MPR News at 7:35 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.