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Based out of southern Minnesota, I have chased in 17 different states, traveled over 150,000 miles, and I am determined to get up close and personal with all things weather

What a beautiful sunset here in Owatonna, Minnesota tonight!🌤️6/13/26
06/14/2026

What a beautiful sunset here in Owatonna, Minnesota tonight!🌤️

6/13/26

Definitely feels great to get outside and tan up a little bit on break!🌤️Southern Minnesota is looking pretty dry for th...
06/14/2026

Definitely feels great to get outside and tan up a little bit on break!🌤️

Southern Minnesota is looking pretty dry for the most part for the next few days besides a few pop-up showers are gonna happen here or there.
Make sure to get outside while you can and enjoy some of these nicer days that we have in store for us here in southern Minnesota!🫡

Have a great night everybody!❤️

06/14/2026

Back with another weather update for Owatonna, Minnesota!🌤️

Plenty of sunshine ahead in the next few days make sure to get outside and enjoy it!❤️

⚠️ WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA & NORTHWEST WISCONSIN ⚠️Strong thunderstorms are moving across portions of nort...
06/11/2026

⚠️ WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA & NORTHWEST WISCONSIN ⚠️

Strong thunderstorms are moving across portions of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin this evening and could impact areas through 8:00 PM CDT.

⛈️ WHAT TO EXPECT:
• Pea to penny-size hail (up to 0.75”)
• Wind gusts up to 40 MPH
• Frequent lightning
• Heavy downpours
• Funnel clouds and weak, brief tornadoes are possible

📍 Areas Included:
Duluth, Superior, Brainerd, Cloquet, Ely, Virginia, Baxter, Two Harbors, Aitkin, Crosby, Silver Bay, Aurora, Hoyt Lakes, Bayfield, and surrounding communities.

🌪️ The National Weather Service notes that atmospheric conditions are favorable for the development of funnel clouds and weak landspout-type tornadoes. While any tornadoes that form would likely be brief, they could still produce wind gusts between 40 and 60 MPH.

⚠️ Reports have already included:
• Minor wind damage near Iron Junction
• Pea to half-inch hail reports across parts of the region

If you spot a funnel cloud or tornado, move indoors immediately and report it to the National Weather Service.

📡 Team Interceptor will continue monitoring these storms as they track east-northeast at around 30 MPH.

Mesoscale Discussion 1069 Update (2:39 PM CDT)⛈️The Storm Prediction Center is monitoring northern Iowa into southern Mi...
06/10/2026

Mesoscale Discussion 1069 Update (2:39 PM CDT)⛈️

The Storm Prediction Center is monitoring northern Iowa into southern Minnesota for the development of isolated severe thunderstorms later this afternoon and early evening.

Key Points:

* Watch issuance probability: 40%
* Primary threats:
* Large hail up to 1.5–2.5 inches in diameter
* Damaging wind gusts of 55–70 mph
* Tornado threat: Very low, with the most probable peak intensity listed as “up to 90 mph” if a tornado were to occur.
* Storm coverage remains uncertain due to competing influences from:
* A cold front moving east across Minnesota and Iowa
* Earlier thunderstorm outflow boundaries
* Limited large-scale forcing between weather systems

Minnesota Impacts

For southern Minnesota, including areas such as Mankato, Fairmont, Albert Lea, Austin, Owatonna, Faribault, Rochester, and the Twin Cities south metro, atmospheric recovery ahead of the cold front could allow isolated thunderstorms to develop late this afternoon.

While widespread severe weather is not expected, any storm that forms could quickly become severe, producing:

* Large hail capable of damaging vehicles and crops
* Localized damaging wind gusts
* Frequent lightning and brief heavy rain

What to Watch For

The next few hours will determine whether storm coverage becomes sufficient to warrant a Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Given the SPC’s 40% watch probability, conditions are being monitored closely, but confidence is not yet high enough for a watch issuance.

Southern Minnesota remains in an environment supportive of isolated severe thunderstorms through this evening, especially near and ahead of the advancing cold front.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch #302 Issued for Northern Minnesota⛈️The Storm Prediction Center has issued Severe Thunderstor...
06/10/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Watch #302 Issued for Northern Minnesota⛈️

The Storm Prediction Center has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch 302 for much of northern Minnesota, effective 12:50 PM CDT until 8:00 PM CDT Wednesday, June 10, 2026.

Main Threats

* 🌩️ Large hail, including isolated hail up to 2 inches in diameter
* 💨 Damaging wind gusts up to 65 mph
* 🌪️ One or two tornadoes possible

Meteorological Setup

Thunderstorms are expected to develop and intensify this afternoon along and ahead of a cold front moving through northern Minnesota. The atmosphere is moderately unstable with sufficient wind shear to support severe thunderstorms capable of producing:

* Large to very large hail
* Damaging straight-line winds
* An isolated tornado threat

Counties Included in Watch 302

The watch covers numerous counties across northern Minnesota, including:

* Aitkin
* Becker
* Beltrami
* Carlton
* Cass
* Clay
* Clearwater
* Crow Wing
* Grant
* Hubbard
* Itasca
* Kittson
* Koochiching
* Lake of the Woods
* Mahnomen
* Marshall
* Norman
* Otter Tail
* Pennington
* Pine
* Polk
* Red Lake
* Roseau
* St. Louis
* Wadena
* Wilkin

Impact on Southern Minnesota / Owatonna

📍 Owatonna and Steele County are NOT included in Severe Thunderstorm Watch 302.

This watch is focused on northern Minnesota. However, southern Minnesota remains under a broader severe weather risk later today and tonight, and additional watches could be issued farther south if storms develop and organize.

Safety Reminder

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms. It does not mean severe weather is occurring yet, but residents in the watch area should be prepared to act quickly if warnings are issued.

I’ll keep an eye on the severe weather situation for southern Minnesota and Owatonna if additional SPC discussions, watches, or warnings are issued this afternoon.

Mesoscale Discussion #1065 – Severe Weather Potential for Minnesota⛈️A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is likely (80% chance)...
06/10/2026

Mesoscale Discussion #1065 – Severe Weather Potential for Minnesota⛈️

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is likely (80% chance) this afternoon across portions of north-central Minnesota as thunderstorms develop along a cold front moving eastward through the state.

Forecasters at the Storm Prediction Center indicate that scattered thunderstorms are already beginning to form along the western Minnesota border. Warm, humid air ahead of the front—with temperatures near 80°F and dew points in the mid-to-upper 60s—will provide ample instability for storms to intensify through the afternoon.

The primary threats with the strongest storms include:

* 🌬️ Damaging wind gusts of 55–70 mph
* 🧊 Large hail ranging from 1.50 to 2.50 inches in diameter
* 🌪️ A limited tornado threat, with the most probable tornado intensity up to 90 mph if one develops

While low-level wind shear is relatively modest, stronger winds higher in the atmosphere will support organized thunderstorms and possibly a few supercells capable of producing large hail and damaging winds.

For southern Minnesota, including Owatonna, this discussion does not directly cover the area. However, the advancing cold front and increasing instability across the state will continue to be monitored for any southward expansion of severe weather potential later today.

Residents across Minnesota should remain weather-aware this afternoon and evening, especially across the northern half of the state where watch insurance appears increasingly likely.

Updates might be few and far between today as I will be at Work and might not be able to update you all as much as I would like, but I will try to update you guys whenever I can. Always have a backup way to receive weather warnings and information!

Have a great day everyone!🫡

06/10/2026

confirmed power flash in Owatonna, Minnesota associated with tonight storms around 3 AM currently right now on June 10, 2026!⛈️

Storms are currently moving northeast!

⚠️ SPC Day 2 Severe Weather Outlook – Wednesday, June 10, 2026 ⚠️The Storm Prediction Center has issued an Enhanced Risk...
06/09/2026

⚠️ SPC Day 2 Severe Weather Outlook – Wednesday, June 10, 2026 ⚠️

The Storm Prediction Center has issued an Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) for severe thunderstorms across portions of the Upper Midwest on Wednesday, including much of eastern Minnesota, Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and eastern Iowa.

For Minnesota, areas including the Twin Cities, southeast Minnesota, and Owatonna are within the Enhanced Risk area where severe thunderstorms are expected to develop Wednesday afternoon and continue into the evening and overnight hours.

🌪️ Threats include:
• Very large hail over 2 inches in diameter
• Damaging winds exceeding 75 mph
• A few tornadoes, some of which could be strong
• Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms

A powerful storm system moving through the Upper Midwest will interact with warm, humid air and increasing wind shear, creating a favorable environment for organized severe weather. Forecasters expect moderate to strong instability with abundant moisture in place across the region.

Storms may initially form as discrete supercells capable of producing very large hail and tornadoes. As the evening progresses, some storms could merge into larger bowing clusters or lines, increasing the risk for widespread damaging winds.

Forecast confidence is somewhat complicated by the possibility of lingering boundaries and storm remnants from Tuesday’s storms, but confidence is increasing that a significant severe weather episode will occur somewhere across the Enhanced Risk area.

Further southwest, severe thunderstorms are also possible from northeast Kansas into Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, with threats including large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes.

Residents across Minnesota, especially in eastern and southeastern portions of the state including Owatonna, should closely monitor forecasts, review severe weather safety plans, and ensure multiple ways to receive warnings are available before storms develop Wednesday afternoon.

Stay tuned for forecast updates as details become clearer over the next 24 hours!

🚨 FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED 🚨The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for portions of northeastern...
06/07/2026

🚨 FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED 🚨

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for portions of northeastern Freeborn County and southeastern Steele County, including areas near Owatonna, Blooming Prairie, Ellendale, Geneva, Steele Center, Bixby, and Rice Lake State Park, until 6:00 PM CDT.

As of 3:02 PM, thunderstorms were producing very heavy rainfall just northeast of Ellendale and moving north at around 15 mph. Radar estimates indicate 1 to 3 inches of rain have already fallen, with up to 2 additional inches possible through this evening.

⚠️ Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to develop shortly, especially in:
• Low-lying and poor drainage areas
• Small creeks and streams
• Urban streets and underpasses
• Rural roads and highways

🌧️ If you encounter a flooded roadway, Turn Around, Don’t Drown. Most flood-related fatalities occur in vehicles.

Residents across southern Steele County and northeastern Freeborn County should remain alert for rapidly changing conditions and be prepared to move to higher ground if flooding develops.

Stay weather aware and monitor forecasts for additional updates.

This warning remains in effect until 6:00 PM CDT Sunday, June 7, 2026.

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