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NWS of Duluth says heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths most years.

There is potential for a significant damaging wind event to impact west, central, and possibly parts of southern Minnesota Friday night into Saturday morning.

There is potential for a significant damaging wind event to impact central and possibly parts of southern Minnesota Friday night.

Storms are expected to develop over the eastern Dakotas Friday afternoon, with a line of strong to severe moving across central Minnesota through Friday night.

The Storm Prediction Center (SPC), has highlighted the Upper Midwest with a slight chance of severe thunderstorms Monday.

One of the tornadoes that struck Otter Tail County on Wednesday killed one person. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office says a 30-year-old man was killed near Dalton when a twister destroyed a large garage in which he was working.

Heat Indices will approach 100-105 in the metro Wednesday, with an excessive heat warning for the metro and a heat advisory for the surrounding areas.

A round of strong to severe thunderstorms is possible early Wednesday morning across western Minnesota, with redevelopment later in the afternoon and evening.

A severe risk exists with the thunderstorms Tuesday night and overnight across the western half of Minnesota.

A Flood Warning has been issued for southern Morrison County until 9:45 a.m.

Areas in eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin could see more thunderstorms with heavy rain Monday and Monday night.

We picked up just over an inch of rain in St. Cloud Sunday. The National Weather Service says we officially had 1.04 inches.