Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Shakopee/Scott County

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Shakopee and Scott County until 10 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

AT 326 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF COLOGNE. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED FROM NEAR WACONIA TO ARLINGTON. HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... BELLE PLAINE. COLOGNE. JORDAN. CARVER. MARYSTOWN. SHAKOPEE.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. ONE AREA OF STORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH OTHER STORMS CONTINUING OVER EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND THEN DEVELOPING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS...BUT A TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN THE VICINITY OF THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM THIS MORNINGS ACTIVITY...WHICH WILL RESIDE NEAR THE METRO AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE MOST FAVORABLE TIMES FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE BETWEEN 1 PM AND 10 PM. STAY TUNED TODAY FOR ANY POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS INTO THE AREA AND ANOTHER COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY...A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WEATHER PATTERN LOOKS LIKE IT WILL REMAIN ACTIVE INTO EARLY IN THE WEEK.