Tornado Watch until 8 pm for central MN (includes St. Cloud)

1:45 pm. Tornado Watch posted until 8 pm - includes most of central MN, including St. Cloud and far western/northern suburbs of the Twin Cities. Isolated, "supercell" thunderstorms capable of large hail and tornadoes may merge into a line of severe storms by evening, capable of violent, straight-line winds over 80 mph, along with torrential rains, capable of flash flooding, maybe some 2-3" amounts in a short period of time. Stay alert, have multiple sources of (media) information - be ready to move to a place of safety if/when warnings are issued for your county - it promises to be a very volatile 4-6 hours.