4pm Update:
Update at 3:35pm
The tornado watch corresponding to the 2:40pm update (below) was just posted.
in addition…
A tornado watch will be issued for the area outlined in red. There is a line of towering cumulus clouds (3:35p) that will form the basis of strong thunderstorms by early evening.
Update at 2:40pm
A tornado watch will be issued for the area outlined in red: parts of western Wisconsin. the southeast half of Minnesota and northern Iowa. The NWS SPC has, within that area, outlined an area from the Twin Cities to about Ames, IA where the potential for strong or violent tornadoes exists. I will post the tornado watch when it is issued.
First Tornado Watch of the Day, 12:40pm
3.5″ hail are likely to occur…