Tornado watch until 8 p.m. includes part of southern Minnesota
Tornado watch counties run along the Interstate 90 corridor
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch until 8 p.m. for parts of southern Minnesota, much of Iowa, and parts of Nebraska, South Dakota, and Kansas.
Additional watches may be issued for parts of southern Minnesota later Wednesday.
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 563
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
120 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of Western and central Iowa Northeastern Kansas South central Minnesota Northwestern Missouri Eastern Nebraska Extreme southeastern South Dakota
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 120 PM until 800 PM CST.
* Primary threats include... A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 90 mph likely Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A developing squall line will move rapidly northeastward from northern Kansas and Nebraska across Iowa and adjacent areas of Minnesota and Missouri through this evening. Widespread damaging winds are expected, with peak gusts near 90 mph possible. A mix of embedded supercells and smaller-scale circulations in the line will also pose a threat for tornadoes, with a strong tornado or two possible.
Stay tuned.
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