Minnesota Faces "High Risk" Severe Weather Threat: Tornadoes, Giant Hail Possible Monday
A dangerous severe weather outbreak is unfolding across Minnesota, with the Storm Prediction Center warning of a rare Level 4/5 risk for destructive storms Monday afternoon and evening. Minneapolis and southern Minnesota face the highest danger, including potential long-track tornadoes, baseball-sized hail, and wind gusts over 70 mph The National Weather Service stresses this is an unusually high-risk scenario for late April, with warm, unstable air colliding with a powerful jet stream. Twin Cities residents should prepare for two storm waves: scattered afternoon storms could rapidly...