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Severe Weather Possible Saturday and Sunday
Severe thunderstorms with large hail and strong winds will be possible over southwest into south central Minnesota (including Hennepin County) this evening.

I am the local editor of the Woodinville and Edmonds Patch sites and a recent transplant to Washington from Minnesota. Before moving, I was the local editor for Shakopee Patch near Minneapolis and before that, I worked for Forum Communications as editor of the weekly Pine Journal newspaper in Cloquet. I was also a general assignment reporter at the daily newspaper, Duluth News Tribune.
Fun fact: While in Cloquet, my team and I won a Minnesota Newspaper Association award for leadership related to the 50th anniversary of the only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed gas station in the world.
Back in the day, I ran away to photo school in Missoula, MT and worked as a reporter/photographer at the Ravalli Republic newspaper, where I loved covering wildland fires.
I have a degree in Journalism from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN.
Mostly, I like to be outside, visiting new places, riding my road bike or photographing something.
Contact me at lisa.baumann@patch.com
Severe thunderstorms with large hail and strong winds will be possible over southwest into south central Minnesota (including Hennepin County) this evening.

Severe thunderstorms with large hail and strong winds will be possible over southwest into south central Minnesota (including Washington County) this evening.
Severe thunderstorms with large hail and strong winds will be possible over southwest into south central Minnesota this evening.
Showers and thunderstorms are likely mainly before 1 p.m. Sunday.
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