Multiday Siege Of Severe Weather, Tornado Threat Takes Aim At Midwest, Plains Through Early Next Week

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00:00A more active severe weather pattern is getting underway in the Midwest and Plains,

00:04which could produce large hail, wind damage, and a strong tornado threat into early next week.

00:11A multi-day siege of severe weather will first strike the Great Lakes and Midwest through the end of this week

00:16before shifting to the Great Plains over the weekend and into early next week.

00:21Tornadoes, some possibly strong, damaging hail, and destructive straight-line winds

00:26are all potential threats in what could be multiple outbreaks of severe thunderstorms

00:30through Tuesday the map below shows the latest radar,

00:34watches and warnings issued by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center, and the National Weather Service.

00:39There have already been at least a couple of confirmed, brief tornadoes in Swift County, Minnesota,

00:45Thursday near Benson, and Danvers.

00:47Reports of a rotating wall cloud, sometimes the precursor of a tornado,

00:52prompted a tornado warning earlier this afternoon for downtown Minneapolis

00:55and some of the city's northern suburbs, where Peace Eyes Hail was reported

01:00in the far northwest suburb of Rochester.