A special weather statement has been issued for New Richmond WI, Amery WI and Somerset WI until 8:15 PM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Blaine MN, Fridley MN and New Brighton MN until 6:30 PM CDT

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Minnesota until 8 PM CDT

Here is approximate timing for showers and storms moving through today based off the SPC HREF. Note this animation should be used mainly to time storms and that individual storm strength will vary. #mnwx #wiwx

A line of strong to severe storms will move into W Minnesota early Tuesday afternoon. Storms reach the Twin Cities metro by mid-afternoon, and W Wisconsin by late afternoon. Large hail is the primary concern, but a tornado or two cannot be ruled out in E MN & W WI. #mnwx #wiwx pic.twitter.com/J8Nj…

I was in my truck at the Kwik Trip near where these trees went down. I thought I was in a tornado for 30 seconds. Whole storms was less than 10 minutes long. Trees down in Circle Pines, Minn. during storms fox9.com/news/trees-…