Severe Thunderstorms Expected Later Today In Twin Cities Metro
Minnesota's Weather Authority has issued an alert for severe thunderstorms expected later today in the Twin Cities metro area, with potential for heavy rain, hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes.
Minneapolis St. Paul, MN, October 28, 2026 —
Minnesota’s Weather Authority has issued an alert for severe thunderstorms expected later today in the Twin Cities metro area. The alert identifies heavy rain, hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes as potential hazards.
The information provided does not specify when storms may begin or end, which parts of the metro area could be affected, or how likely any of the listed hazards are. It also does not include a forecast discussion, a map, or further details about the alert. No additional timing or location information was provided.
The alert describes the thunderstorms as expected, while listing the hazards as possibilities; it does not say that any of those conditions have already occurred. The summary does not report observed damage, injuries, closures or other impacts. It also provides no information about whether the alert may be updated or how long it will remain in effect.
Residents in the Twin Cities metro area are the audience identified in the alert, but the available information does not name specific cities, counties or neighborhoods. The issuing organization is identified as Minnesota’s Weather Authority; no individual forecaster or spokesperson is named, and no direct statements were provided.
Further details about the storms, including more precise timing and the areas most likely to experience the potential hazards, were not included in the information available for this report. The alert’s central message is limited to the expectation of severe thunderstorms later today in the Twin Cities metro area and the possibility of heavy rain, hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes.
Story summarized from the original created by Ken Barlow on kstp.com, see more information here.
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