It's one of those nights. An eye to the sky, and an ear to WCCO. A beautiful, sunny afternoon for most of Minnesota today, could end with significant rain, hail, heavy wind and even a few tornadoes.
WCCO Meteorologist Paul Douglas says look out, especially to the Northwest. "T-storms arrive tonight, and Tuesday still appears to be the wettest day of the week with over half an inch of rain falling on some lawns and fields."
As you head towards St. Cloud, Alexandria and Fargo, the chances of a tornado touchdown increases. There is an "enhanced" area of severe weather there, which the National Weather Service says could produce severe wind gusts, possibly significant, large hail and a couple of tornadoes.
An Enhanced risk for severe storms, capable of producing damaging winds, large hail, and perhaps a couple tornadoes, is in place across portions of the central Plains into the Upper Mississippi Valley this afternoon and evening. pic.twitter.com/LxW1SsabsW
— NWS Storm Prediction Center (@NWSSPC)
July 13, 2020 Closer to the Twin Cities, the biggest threat could be flash flooding with overnight rain being very significant. The greatest flood risk is from the southern half of the metro area and southeast.
Timing for the weather is after midnight for the Twin Cities, with over an inch of rainfall expected. But storms could pop to the northwest closer to 6:00p.m. where the severest storms should occur.
The storm activity continues into Tuesday, with the biggest threat to Southeastern Minnesota into Iowa and Wisconsin.
