WINONA, Minn. – The National Weather Service posted a flood watch through 1 p.m. Saturday with as much as five inches of rain possible across all southern Minnesota and adjoining Iowa and Wisconsin counties. The forecast anticipates a triple assault:
> A cluster of strong thunderstorms Friday afternoon, potentially with damaging wind gusts until early evening.
> A second round of strong storms overnight through 4 a.m. on Saturday.
> A cold front from the Plains early Saturday afternoon with damaging winds, large hail, and possible tornados.
A slightly cooler air mass will arrive after Saturday’s cold front. Sunday was forecast as mostly sunny in the upper 70s
Earlier: Flooding closes southwest Minnesota roads