The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch across central and east-central Minnesota, including the entire Twin Cities metro area, until 8 p.m. Thursday.
Update 2:05 p.m. – Severe thunderstorm warning in Twin Cities
Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Minneapolis MN, Saint Paul MN and Bloomington MN until 2:30 PM CDT pic.twitter.com/iBiV3RqU3E
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) May 15, 2025
Latest 2 p.m. – Tornado potential approaching Twin Cities
A tornado warning has just been issued for the Prior Lake area.
Increasing tornado potential approaching the Twin Cities metro https://t.co/IRo30jHStY
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) May 15, 2025
“Rapid thunderstorm development is anticipated within a narrow warm sector moving into the region. Strong buoyancy and robust deep-layer shear will support supercells capable of all severe hazards, including very large hail from 2″ to 3″ in diameter, strong gusts, and tornadoes, a few of which could be strong,” says the Storm Prediction Center (SPC)…