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Tornado Watch Issued for Southern Minnesota and Eastern South Dakota

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Severe storms are expected to rapidly develop through the evening, with a tornado watch issued for portions of southern Minnesota and eastern South Dakota. The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch for the region, in effect from 635 PM CDT Saturday, June 28, 2025, until 100 AM CDT Sunday morning. The watch area is approximately 60 miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west southwest of Watertown, South Dakota, to 35 miles east of Saint Cloud, Minnesota.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Tornado Watch is issued for portions of southern Minnesota and eastern South Dakota.
  • The watch is effective from 635 PM CDT Saturday, June 28, 2025, until 100 AM CDT Sunday morning.
  • Primary threats include a couple of tornadoes, scattered damaging winds, and scattered large hail, with isolated very large hail events to 3 inches in diameter possible.
  • The tornado watch area is approximately 60 miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west southwest of Watertown, South Dakota, to 35 miles east of Saint Cloud, Minnesota.
  • An intense quasi-linear cluster with increasing wind damage and tornado threat may develop this evening.
  • The tornado watch is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west southwest of Watertown SD to 35 miles east of Saint Cloud MN.
  • The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Southern Minnesota and Eastern South Dakota.
  • The watch area includes Watertown, SD, and Saint Cloud, MN, with other cities and areas within the watch zone.

Statistics:

  • The tornado watch area is approximately 60 miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west southwest of Watertown SD to 35 miles east of Saint Cloud MN.
  • The watch zone includes areas with a population of approximately 1.2 million people.
  • The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch for the region, in effect from 635 PM CDT Saturday, June 28, 2025, until 100 AM CDT Sunday morning.
  • The watch area is expected to experience winds of up to 80 mph, with hail up to 3 inches in diameter possible.
  • The aviation product indicates a high probability of severe storms and tornadoes in the watch area, with mean storm motion vector 28025.

Sources:

  • NWS Storm Prediction Center
  • MIL-OSI Publisher: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Contify.com

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