Tornado warnings published in South -Minnesota; Dozens of counties under Tornado watches

The National Weather Service published several Tornado warnings and many stronger warnings for thunderstorms in the large parts of the southern and central Minnesota on Monday afternoon.

The NWS reported that Rice and Goodhue Counties were under Tornado warnings until 6.15 p.m. The counties that the NWS currently have under heavy thunderstorms belong to Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele and Waseca County until 6:15 p.m.

Take a look at live radar images here.

The cities contained in the warnings include Owatonna, Albert Lea, Waseca, Blue Earth, Wells, Janesville, Flowering Prärie, Mapleton, Medford, New Richland, Clarks Grove, Ellendale, Minnesota Lake, Elmore, Alden, Geneva, Emmons and Hartland.

Almost 4,000 people are reportedly without power, as storms continue their march throughout the state.

A tornado watch was spent on more than two dozen counties in the south and west.

A number of school districts had already announced until late Monday morning Early closures or the cancellation of activities in the afternoon and evening.

We know the following about the storms on Monday and if expected that they affect their part of Minnesota:

Heavy storms in the afternoon

After a few early activities, we will take a temporary break in the late morning and early afternoon before the conditions quickly load with increasing heat, moisture and stormgy.

The St. Cloud area in the south – including the Twin Cities – exists under a moderate risk of storm. If you move north and west, the threat decreases, although a large part of the state is at any kind of risk.

Large cells could organize around 4 p.m. before moving to the east. Isolated storms could quickly become intense, with very large hail, destructive wind gusts and even tornadoes.

A tornado watch applies to these counties: Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parln, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Adlige, Pipestone, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Sible, Sible, Sible, Sible, Sible, Sible, Sible, Sible, Sible, Sible, Sible, Strearns, Stearns, Stearns, Stearns, Stearns, Stearns.

The next weather -meteorologist Joseph Dames says that the storms will move further to the east until around 9 p.m.

A moderate risk of tornados at the age of four not only shows the possibility of a tornado, but also one that could stay on the floor for some time, explained DAMES.

Things are getting cooler and airy on Tuesday without storming. Rain returns during the week, although the risk of something heavy is low.

You can find more information from the next WCCO weather team Non -weather alarms And heavy thunderstormas well as The dangers of flood And Extreme heat.