Forecast First Alert: Timing out rounds of severe storms

Minnesota’s Weather Authority has issued a Forecast First ALERT for Wednesday due to the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms.

The overall setup remains somewhat conditional, but there are two distinct rounds of storms we will be tracking between tonight and Wednesday evening.

SEVERE THREAT:
The Storm Prediction Center continues to place much of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro, under an Enhanced Risk (Level 3 out of 5) for severe thunderstorms on Wednesday.

TIMING:

• Midnight – 5 AM Wednesday: The first round of storms develops across the Dakotas and moves eastward into Minnesota. This will likely organize into a squall line capable of producing damaging wind gusts, especially across western Minnesota. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to reach the Twin Cities metro between roughly 2 AM and 5 AM.
• 5 AM – Noon Wed...