Live updates: Tornado reported in southern MN, southwest of Mankato
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Most of our weekend stayed dry, however components of Minnesota are in danger for strong to severe thunderstorms late Sunday night time into Monday morning.
Stay with FOX 9 for dwell updates as storms make their means from southern and much southwestern Minnesota, monitoring east to northeast Sunday night time. Strong to extreme thunderstorms are anticipated to reach in the Twin Cities space round 10 p.m.
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7:15 pm – Tornado Warning for Truman, Lewiston, Northrop till 8:15 pm
The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning for Martin County in impact till 7:45 p.m.
National Weather Service officers say the storm produced a brief rope twister that was on the bottom for a minute earlier than lifting, however the storm remains to be displaying indicators of rotation. Areas impacted embrace Truman, Lewiston and Northrop, which is southwest of Mankato.
6:15 pm – Southern Minnesota below Tornado Watch
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch till 1 am Monday for parts of southern and southwestern Minnesota. The watch at the moment doesn’t embrace the Twin Cities metro.
Sunday storm outlook
The backstory:
FOX 9 Meteorologist Jared Piepenburg says we should always keep sky conscious Sunday night time. Western, central and southern Minnesota are at a Level 2 (Slight) danger for extreme climate. Far southwestern Minnesota is at a Level 3 (Enhanced), whereas northern Minnesota has a marginal danger as crews battle wildfires close to Breezy Point and Two Harbors.
Storm timeline – What to count on
Timeline:
Thunderstorms transfer into western and southern Minnesota round supper time Sunday and are anticipated to push east. Strong to extreme storms ought to arrive to the Twin Cities metro someday after 10 pm, and they’re anticipated to filter out earlier than the Monday morning commute.
The preliminary menace with these storms is massive hail, sturdy winds and an remoted twister in addition to heavy rain.
As of 3:30 pm Sunday, a Tornado Watch has been issued for Cottonwood and Jackson Counties till 10 pm There aren’t any present watches close to the Twin Cities metro.
