Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- The National Weather Service is tracking another major spring storm that could bring severe thunderstorms to the Rochester area and potentially dangerous winter weather to other parts of Minnesota

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Tuesday morning’s forecast indicates most of southeast Minnesota, including the cities of Rochester, Austin, Winona and Wabasha are in a level two risk for severe storms. The timing of the potential severe weather ranges from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. 

Forecasters say the storm system’s primary threats are large hail and damaging winds. There’s also a secondary threat for the storm to produce tornadoes. The central-Iowa area at the highest risk for severe storms, less than a week after severe weather already ripped through that region.  

Communities to the north and west of the Rochester region are being told to brace for a potential round of snow. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory that spans from the southwest corner of the state to east-central Minnesota

The advisory includes the cities of Marshall, Willmar, St. Cloud and Hinkley. Counties in northern Minnesota are in a Winter Storm Warning while areas of western Minnesota and the eastern portion of the Dakotas are in a Blizzard Warning.

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