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A Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms has been issued for parts of the Upper Midwest, including most of the local area. A very strong cold front pushing into a warm airmass across Minnesota will spark thunderstorms first in Western Minnesota, then traveling east through the evening and overnight. For the local area a hail and damaging wind gust threat is the highest threats. The storm prediction center has listed at 30% risk for wind. Which means there is a slightly enhanced risk of widespread damaging winds. Tornado threat is low. The best chance of severe weather will be well after dark for the local area.