Next Weather Alert: Line Of Powerful Storms Sweeping Over Minnesota, Expected To Weaken Overnight

By WCCO Staff, CBS Minnesota

June 25, 2022

A "bow echo" line of powerful thunderstorms swept over northern Minnesota on Friday night, bringing hurricane-force winds to the Northland. The system prompted several tornado warnings as it moved over the Dakota border and into north-central Minnesota.

WCCO-TV meteorologist Lisa Meadows says the storm line is expected to drift toward central Minnesota in the overnight hours, weakening as it pushes deeper into the state. Still, a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 3 a.m. Saturday for a large swath of Minnesota, stretching from Marshall in the southwest to Ely in the Arrowhead.

Additionally, a flood watch is in place for parts of central Minnesota that were slammed with several inches of rain Thursday night. Should communities in this area get another dousing of rainfall overnight, it could lead to flash flooding.

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