Severe Storms Threaten SE Minnesota, NE Iowa for 2 Days as Monday Tornado Risk Rises
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Updated · KTTC · May 17
Severe Storms Threaten SE Minnesota, NE Iowa for 2 Days as Monday Tornado Risk Rises
10 articles · Updated · KTTC · May 17
First Alert Days remain in effect for Sunday and Monday across southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa, even after forecasters slightly lowered the overall severe threat for both days.
Level 2 of 5 risk covers most of the region on both days, while a level 3 zone reaches the Highway 52 corridor Sunday and pushes near Highway 18 in northeast Iowa Monday.
Sunday’s strongest storms are expected to organize west of the area, reach the I-35 corridor around 7-8 p.m. and weaken as they move east, making the local severe threat more conditional.
Monday’s storms should arrive after 6-7 p.m.; forecasters say wind is the main hazard, large hail is possible, and the tornado threat is higher than Sunday’s despite uncertainty tied to morning convection.
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