SPC has issued a Tornado Watch for parts of MN and most of Wisconsin. There are no counties in our viewing area in the watch. Here is the watch information:

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 295  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
225 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2012  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF   
 
       WESTERN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN  
       SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA  
       NORTHERN AND WESTERN WISCONSIN  
       LAKE SUPERIOR  
 
EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 225 PM UNTIL  
1000 PM CDT.  
 
TORNADOES…HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER…THUNDERSTORM WIND  
GUSTS TO 70 MPH…AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE  
AREAS.  
 
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80 STATUTE  
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF LA  
CROSSE WISCONSIN TO 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF IRONWOOD MICHIGAN.  FOR  
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH  
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).  

I will continue to track the front and the storms along it. Stay tuned for further updates.

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