Updated: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Scott County Until 2 a.m.

Updated 10:37 p.m. from the National Weather Service: 

THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO/DEVELOPING OVER BLUE EARTH...BROWN... CARVER...DAKOTA...LE SUEUR...MCLEOD...NICOLLET...RICE...SCOTT...SIBLEY...STEELE...WASECA AND WATONWAN COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM CDT...

AT 1026 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PLATO TO 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF RUSH RIVER TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MADELIA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... LE SUEUR. NORTHFIELD. FARIBAULT. LAKE CRYSTAL. MONTGOMERY. JORDAN. NEW PRAGUE. LAKEVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEEK SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Shakopee, Scott County and the Twin Cities until 2 a.m. Showers and thunderstorms are likely, mainly between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. Some storms could be severe, with large hail and damaging winds. 

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