The National Weather Service says heavy rain, large hail, damaging winds and a few isolated tornadoes are possible through Saturday night.

Most of Minnesota's corn and soybean crops continue to thrive, despite last week's torrential rain and destructive weather. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports 83 percent of Minnesota corn is rated in good or excellent condition. As for soybeans, 74 percent of the acres are in good or excellent shape.

Mother nature is threatening to interrupt some outdoor Father's Day plans. The National Weather Service says there's a moderate risk for severe thunderstorms for parts of Minnesota. Large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes are possible as the weather system moves across the state.

The National Weather Service says severe thunderstorms capable of producing large hail and damaging winds are expected to develop Sunday afternoon in southwest Minnesota and move northeast. The Storm Prediction Center has put parts of east central Minnesota under a moderate risk for severe storms.

The National Weather Service is watching a potent storm system that could bring up to a foot-and-a-half of snow to some areas along the Canadian/North Dakota border. Several warnings, watches and advisories are already issued for most of North Dakota and parts of far northwestern Minnesota through Saturday night.

This year's strange weather patterns will continue through the weekend. Severe weather is expected across the nation's mid-section and could very well make it as far north as southern Minnesota.