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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0607 for Minnesota

Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible

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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0607

Locations Affected

Minnesota

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Summary

Severe thunderstorms including some supercells should continue to develop through early/mid-evening, with large hail and damaging winds as the primary severe concerns, although a tornado cannot be entirely ruled out.

Severe Weather Threats

Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

A tornado or two possible

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Details

SEL7

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 607
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
610 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Minnesota

* Effective this Thursday night from 610 PM until Midnight CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms including some supercells should
continue to develop through early/mid-evening, with large hail and
damaging winds as the primary severe concerns, although a tornado
cannot be entirely ruled out.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles north of Hibbing
MN to 40 miles south southeast of Redwood Falls MN. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 604...WW 605...WW 606...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
29025.

...Guyer

National Risk Overview

Friday, August 21: TORNADO: 2%; HAIL: 15%; WIND: 15%
Saturday, August 22: TORNADO: low; HAIL: 5%; WIND: 5%
Sunday, August 23: ANY SEVERE: 5%
Monday, August 24: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Tuesday, August 25: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Wednesday, August 26: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Thursday, August 27: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Friday, August 28: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low

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