ALERT DAY: Strong/Severe T-storms possible after 10 pm

WHAT WE ARE TRACKING: ALERT DAY is effective until 3 am early Thursday morning for severe thunderstorms. Damaging winds and large hail are the main threats. Light rain is expected on Thursday, but no severe weather is expected.

NEXT 24 HRS: Another round of thunderstorms is expected after 10 pm, sagging southeastward past midnight. This line departs the region after 2 or 3 am. The main threat with these thunderstorms will be damaging wind gusts. Cloud cover slowly decreases after midnight from north to south with temperatures falling into the 60s.

LOOKING AHEAD: The cold front responsible for all the thunderstorm activity digs south through the area on Thursday, resulting in a narrow line of light rain, mainly along or south of I-90. More sun and less cloud cover is expected north of I-94. Seasonable conditions return on Friday with plenty of sunshine before another round or rounds of showers, and thunderstorms return to the region late Saturday and Sunday. It's too early to pinpoint when the best rain chances or severe weather chances exist. A warm, humid, and unstable airmass will reside over the area for at least the first half of next week, resulting in daily showers and thunderstorm chances and high temperatures in the upper 80s to lower 90s. Overall, rain chances are slightly higher for the first half of the work week than for the last.

Mississippi River: The River remains in action stage for most locations except for Wabasha, which is in minor flood stage. The river crested at 12.44" at Wabasha on Monday and is currently sitting around 12.2". It will fall below minor flood stage by Thursday evening. The river is forecasted to crest at 11.1" (action stage) at La Crosse later this evening before slowly falling through Father's Day weekend. The minor flood stage for La Crosse is 12".

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