MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. — Scattered severe storms are on the way for the Upper Mississippi Valley and central Plains today, with Max Velocity Weather warning that a strengthening low-pressure system and cold front will trigger thunderstorm development this afternoon and evening, with the main threat zone across Minnesota where initial supercells could produce hail over two inches in diameter and a few tornadoes before organizing into a damaging wind-producing line tonight.
A Strengthening Low and Cold Front Trigger Today’s Severe Threat
Today’s severe weather setup is being driven by a strengthening area of low pressure paired with an accompanying cold front, a combination expected to trigger thunderstorm development across the Upper Mississippi Valley and central Plains this afternoon and evening. That strengthening low is the same system forecasters have been tracking across multiple outlooks in recent days, now reaching a point where it is expected to produce a genuinely active severe weather day…