{"id":4395,"date":"2025-06-17T06:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T10:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/?p=4395"},"modified":"2025-06-27T04:14:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T08:14:36","slug":"weather-warning-minnesota-severe-storms-threaten-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/2025\/06\/17\/weather-warning-minnesota-severe-storms-threaten-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather warning Minnesota: Severe storms threaten today"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4396\" src=\"http:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Storm-in-Minnesota_1706.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2309\" height=\"1299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Storm-in-Minnesota_1706.jpg 2309w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Storm-in-Minnesota_1706-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Storm-in-Minnesota_1706-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Storm-in-Minnesota_1706-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Storm-in-Minnesota_1706-860x484.jpg 860w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Storm-in-Minnesota_1706-260x146.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2309px) 100vw, 2309px\" \/>Dangerous thunderstorms expected across Central and Southern Minnesota<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>This afternoon and evening, Tuesday, June 17,<\/strong> a <strong>volatile weather setup<\/strong> is taking shape across <strong>Central and Southern Minnesota<\/strong> and <strong>Northern Iowa<\/strong>. According to meteorologist <strong>Shawn Cable<\/strong>, <strong>severe thunderstorms<\/strong> are forecast to <strong>develop after 3:00 or 4:00 PM CDT<\/strong>, bringing the potential for <strong>very large hail<\/strong>, <strong>isolated tornadoes<\/strong>, and <strong>intense rainfall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Timing and threats: What to expect<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Storm development<\/strong> will begin by <strong>mid to late afternoon<\/strong>, with initial <strong>supercell activity<\/strong> possibly producing <strong>damaging hail<\/strong> over <strong>1.5 inches in diameter<\/strong>, along with the <strong>chance for a brief tornado<\/strong> in open terrain. These <strong>discrete cells<\/strong> will eventually <strong>merge into a linear complex<\/strong> that will sweep eastward, affecting communities until around <strong>10:00 PM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Areas already saturated from <strong>previous rounds of rainfall<\/strong> over the past few days will be particularly vulnerable. Additional rainfall from today&#8217;s storms could lead to <strong>localized flash flooding<\/strong>, especially where <strong>drainage remains poor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Further storm rounds Tuesday night into Wednesday<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Another <strong>round of thunderstorms<\/strong> is expected to develop <strong>late tonight<\/strong>, continuing through <strong>Tuesday night<\/strong>, particularly <strong>along and south of I-90<\/strong> and <strong>across most of Iowa<\/strong>. This next wave could drop <strong>multiple inches of rain<\/strong>, compounding flood risks in <strong>already soaked regions<\/strong>. Residents in <strong>southeastern Minnesota<\/strong> and <strong>northern Iowa<\/strong> should prepare for <strong>more widespread heavy rainfall<\/strong> and possible <strong>storm-related damage<\/strong> overnight.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>NOAA weather radio outage a critical concern<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A <strong>key warning system will be unavailable<\/strong> for parts of <strong>Central and Southern Minnesota<\/strong>. <strong>NOAA weather radio stations<\/strong> maintained by the <strong>National Weather Service Twin Cities<\/strong> are undergoing a <strong>system upgrade<\/strong>, and service will be <strong>down until Wednesday<\/strong>. This means <strong>NO automatic weather alerts<\/strong> will be broadcast through weather radios during today&#8217;s severe weather event.<\/p>\n<p>The public is urged to <strong>rely on alternate alert systems<\/strong> such as <strong>local TV<\/strong>, the <strong>KEYC First Alert Weather App<\/strong>, or <strong>mobile emergency alerts<\/strong> to stay informed.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>The First Alert team is on standby<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>KEYC First Alert weather team<\/strong> remains fully activated, tracking this <strong>rapidly evolving threat<\/strong> minute by minute. Live updates will be available throughout the day on <strong>broadcast<\/strong>, the <strong>First Alert app<\/strong>, and official <strong>social media channels<\/strong> as the situation unfolds. Stay vigilant if you&#8217;re located between <strong>Mankato<\/strong>, <strong>Albert Lea<\/strong>, <strong>Austin<\/strong>, or <strong>Mason City<\/strong>, where some of the <strong>strongest storms<\/strong> are likely to pass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dangerous thunderstorms expected across Central and Southern Minnesota This afternoon and evening, Tuesday, June 17, a volatile weather setup is taking shape across Central and Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa. According to meteorologist Shawn Cable, severe thunderstorms are forecast to develop after 3:00 or 4:00 PM CDT, bringing the potential for very large hail, isolated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":4396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Weather warning Minnesota: Severe storms threaten today - United States - Weather America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/2025\/06\/17\/weather-warning-minnesota-severe-storms-threaten-today\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Weather warning Minnesota: Severe storms threaten today - United States - Weather America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dangerous thunderstorms expected across Central and Southern Minnesota This afternoon and evening, Tuesday, June 17, a volatile weather setup is taking shape across Central and Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa. 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