A huge weather system is moving through the Wright County area early this evening, canceling local outdoor activities and placing us under a Tornado Watch for Tuesday, June 14.
The latest from the National Weather Service in the Twin Cities states heavy rain and strong storms will hit the area between 6 and 7 p.m. tonight, causing some flash flooding in low areas and possible tornadoes in the southwestern corner of the metro.
The watch, issued this afternoon, states:
ORNADO WATCH FROM 2:33PM CDT TUE UNTIL 10PM CDT TUE
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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 255 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 233 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 255 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 31 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA
KANDIYOHI MCLEOD MEEKER RENVILLE SIBLEY STEARNS WRIGHT
IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
CARVER DAKOTA HENNEPIN RAMSEY SCOTT
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
BLUE EARTH BROWN FARIBAULT FREEBORN LE SUEUR MARTIN NICOLLET RICE STEELE WASECA WATONWAN
IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
GOODHUE
IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
REDWOOD
IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
CHIPPEWA LAC QUI PARLE POPE STEVENS SWIFT YELLOW MEDICINE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF… ALBERT LEA… BENSON… BLUE EARTH… CHASKA… FAIRMONT… FARIBAULT… GAYLORD… GLENWOOD… GRANITE FALLS… HASTINGS… HUTCHINSON… LE SUEUR… LITCHFIELD… MADISON… MANKATO… MINNEAPOLIS… MONTEVIDEO… MONTICELLO… MORRIS… NEW ULM… OLIVIA… OWATONNA… RED WING… REDWOOD FALLS… SHAKOPEE… ST CLOUD… ST JAMES… ST PAUL… ST PETER… WASECA AND WILLMAR.