Severe thunderstorm watch issued in southern Minnesota Monday night
Storms in southwest Minnesota are moving east:northeast Monday night.
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for a large segment of southern Minnesota, though the watch box stops just west and north of the Twin Cities metro area.
The watch is in effect until 4 a.m. Tuesday.
Severe storms will be capable of producing 70 mph winds and large hail up to the side of ping pong balls. A tornado or two is also possible, the NWS says.
“Clusters of intense thunderstorms, with a history of measured severe gusts, will move generally northeastward into an air mass near and southeast of a front that will support continued threats for severe wind and isolated large hail,” the Storm Prediction Center said.
