AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
THE FORECAST CONCERN IS THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE LATEST MODELS CONTINUE TO TREND TOWARD A MAJOR SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK DEVELOPING ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WITH THE MAIN FOCUS OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. INADDITION...QUASI-LINEAR BOW STRUCTURE STORMS LATE SATURDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...WHICH COULD LEAD TO MORE WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE AND HEAVY RAIN OVER EAST CENTRAL MN AND WESTERN WISCONSIN SATURDAY NIGHT.
12:45 PM
Afternoon update from the SPC looks promising for severe weather episode Saturday afternoon across Central and Southern Minnesota.
