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Heavy Rain, Severe Weather Likely Tonight in St. Michael Area
A huge storm front is making its way out of the Dakotas into Central Minnesota, prompting a severe thunderstorm watch for the area.
The National Weather Service in Chanhassen has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for St. Michael this evening, as a line of storms moving through Minnesota should hit the area late tonight or early Wednesday morning.
The watch expires at 6 a.m. Wednesday, but storms are possible again Wednesday night.
According to radar, the storm front had reached the St. Cloud and Wilmar areas and was headed east.
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The watch:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 693 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
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IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 29 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA
BENTON KANDIYOHI MCLEOD MEEKER RENVILLE SHERBURNE SIBLEY STEARNS WRIGHT
IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
ANOKA CARVER DAKOTA HENNEPIN RAMSEY SCOTT WASHINGTON
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
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... ALBERT LEA... BLAINE... BLUE EARTH... CHASKA... ELK RIVER... FAIRMONT... FARIBAULT... GAYLORD... HASTINGS... HUTCHINSON... LE SUEUR... LITCHFIELD... MANKATO... MINNEAPOLIS... MONTICELLO... NEW ULM... OLIVIA... OWATONNA... RED WING... REDWOOD FALLS... SAUK RAPIDS... SHAKOPEE... ST. CLOUD... ST. JAMES... ST. PAUL... ST. PETER... STILLWATER... WASECA AND WILLMAR.
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