Update: Tornado Watch Canceled for Scott County

The National Weather Service, which issued a tornado watch for Scott County, along with most counties in central and southern Minnesota, this afternoon, has canceled it, as of 7:25 p.m.

Wind and heavy rain came through Shakopee at about 6:40 p.m.

Tornado watches are typically issued in advance of bad weather. The watch is intended to give people time to review tornado safety rules and identify a safe place to stay if dangerous weather moves in.

According to the NWS:

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Light wind becoming northwest between 12 and 15 mph. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. 

Monday: Rain likely, mainly before 7 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 19 to 22 mph decreasing to between 9 and 12 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.