Severe Weather

A series of thunderstorms rolled stalled in southern Minnesota on Aug. 18, 2007, dumping more than a foot of rain in some areas in southeastern Minnesota. The heaviest rainfall reports came from Winona, Fillmore, and Houston counties, where 36-hour totals exceeded 14 inches.

A time-lapse video of stormy weather clouds in St. Louis Park and Eden Prairie on Thursday, Aug. 18, from FOX 9 photographers Doug Solomon and Melissa Martz.

Two drivers had to be rescued by police in Inver Grove Heights Wednesday after getting caught in flash flooding. One driver said she couldn't see the road was flooded because of the hail on her windshield.

Some Minnesotans are waking up to a wet Thursday after big rain totals soaked some isolated places throughout the state. Dry conditions return today with a little sun in the Twin Cities, but several clusters of storms are lurking off to the west and are slowly heading our direction. We'll see if they can hold together, but some rain in at least part of the metro is looking more likely before the morning is over.

A wave of storm opportunities make their way through the Twin Cities Wednesday, but only some of the FOX 9 viewing area will get wet from the "popcorn" showers. Temps will see highs around the mid-80s and lows in the 60s, as chances of storms increase heading into Thursday.

Tuesday offered a nice mix of sun and highs in the low-80s, and nighttime lows will settle into the mid-60s.

Minnesota can expect to see more sunshine on Sunday after another cloudy day on Saturday. Sunday will start with areas of patchy fog creating low visibilities, but the fog should burn off quickly by late morning. Temperatures will warm up to near average in the upper 70s and low 80s by the afternoon. Overall, Sunday and Monday will be quiet before we start a stretch of partly cloudy and rainy weather on Tuesday through next week.

After a rainy and windy Friday, we can expect a little more sunshine for Saturday and Sunday. Highs struggled to reach the low 70s on Friday afternoon due to cloud cover and rain, but average like temperatures return for the rest of the weekend. Partly cloudy sky for Saturday with highs in the low 80s and a mostly sunny sky for Sunday with highs staying in the low 80s.

A few showers are expected to roll through Sunday before clearing up, heading into the week. Monday's highs will be in the mid-70s, with temperatures slowly climbing into the 80s as the week goes on.

Pockets of heavy showers and storms are expected throughout the day Saturday and into Sunday. Parts of southeast Minnesota could see 2-4 inches of rain.

Light breezes, low humidity and sunshine will make Thursday the perfect summer day for many after a week of uncomfortable heat.

Hutchinson was hit with strong storms for the third time this summer. Strong winds toppled trees causing damage to a home and cars.