Severe weather risk through Saturday evening, plenty of Sunday sunshine

As of late Saturday afternoon, 3 inches or more of rain had fallen in many areas from central Minnesota to the northern part of the Twin Cities metro area.

Some flooding was occurring, so be very careful if you are traveling in those areas this Saturday evening.

Flash flood warnings are in effect from Meeker county eastward to northern Washington county and southern Chisago county until early Saturday evening.

Here are a couple of examples of heavy rain and flooding from this afternoon:

And now, a more extensive list of heavy rainfall and severe weather reports:

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

458 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...

..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....

..REMARKS..

0427 PM     HEAVY RAIN       MONTICELLO              45.30N 93.80W

07/23/2016  M3.75 INCH       WRIGHT             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

OCCURRED IN OTSEGO NEAR 78TH AND PARRISH

AVE. .

0421 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 N HOWARD LAKE         45.13N 94.07W

07/23/2016  M5.06 INCH       WRIGHT             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

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0415 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NW ROCKFORD           45.10N 93.75W

07/23/2016  M1.70 INCH       WRIGHT             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

.

0415 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SSW CHISAGO CITY      45.33N 92.91W

07/23/2016  M3.07 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

RAINFALL BEGAN AT NOON.

0415 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SW FOREST LAKE        45.26N 93.01W

07/23/2016                   WASHINGTON         MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

WATER OVER ROOF OF VEHICLE NEAR THE

INTERSECTION OF EVERTON AND FALCON.

0413 PM     HEAVY RAIN       BUFFALO                 45.18N 93.87W

07/23/2016  M2.50 INCH       WRIGHT             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

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0411 PM     HEAVY RAIN       HOWARD LAKE             45.06N 94.07W

07/23/2016  M5.00 INCH       WRIGHT             MN   COUNTY OFFICIAL

REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGER.

0405 PM     FLASH FLOOD      RAMSEY                  45.26N 93.45W

07/23/2016                   ANOKA              MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

HWY 47 BLOCKED AT 167TH ST. WATER UP TO

HOODS OF VEHICLE.

0357 PM     HEAVY RAIN       RAMSEY                  45.26N 93.45W

07/23/2016  M4.50 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

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0341 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NNW BECKER            45.40N 93.89W

07/23/2016  M3.25 INCH       SHERBURNE          MN   COCORAHS

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0245 PM     HEAVY RAIN       6 SW LITCHFIELD         45.06N 94.61W

07/23/2016  M3.50 INCH       MEEKER             MN   PUBLIC

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0236 PM     HEAVY RAIN       MAPLE LAKE              45.23N 94.00W

07/23/2016  E1.20 INCH       WRIGHT             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

STREET FLOODING (OVER CURBS), OVER MANY

STREETS.

0228 PM     HAIL             SILVER LAKE             44.90N 94.20W

07/23/2016  M0.75 INCH       MCLEOD             MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

.

0150 PM     HEAVY RAIN       ATWATER                 45.14N 94.78W

07/23/2016  M2.87 INCH       KANDIYOHI          MN   PUBLIC

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1111 AM     TSTM WND DMG     COTTAGE GROVE           44.82N 92.93W

07/23/2016                   WASHINGTON         MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

MULTIPLE TREES DOWN.

1108 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ESE PRESCOTT          44.74N 92.75W

07/23/2016                   PIERCE             WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

MULTIPLE TREES DOWN.,.

1105 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 WSW GRANITE FALLS     44.81N 95.56W

07/23/2016  M3.42 INCH       YELLOW MEDICINE    MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

RAIN FELL IN JUST OVER TWO HOURS.

1100 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ELLSWORTH               44.74N 92.48W

07/23/2016                   PIERCE             WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

MULTIPLE TREES DOWN.

1050 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N FARMINGTON          44.67N 93.18W

07/23/2016                   DAKOTA             MN   PUBLIC

LARGE BRANCH SNAPPED OFF. SOCIAL MEDIA

IMAGE.

1041 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S FARMINGTON          44.63N 93.18W

07/23/2016                   DAKOTA             MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

A FEW TREES DOWN.

1040 AM     TSTM WND DMG     RED WING                44.58N 92.60W

07/23/2016                   GOODHUE            MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

POWER LINES DOWN.

1040 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ZUMBROTA                44.29N 92.67W

07/23/2016                   GOODHUE            MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

MULTIPLE TREES DOWN .

1036 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 W BAY CITY            44.59N 92.50W

07/23/2016  M48 MPH          PIERCE             WI   AWOS

AWOS STATION RED WING AP /RGK/.

1020 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N LAKEVILLE           44.71N 93.25W

07/23/2016                   DAKOTA             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

LARGE TREE DOWN. .

1020 AM     TSTM WND GST     8 SSE CANNON FALLS      44.41N 92.86W

07/23/2016  M52 MPH          GOODHUE            MN   MESONET

MESONET STATION CANNON FALLS 7 SSE /MN042/.

1010 AM     TSTM WND GST     8 SSE CANNON FALLS      44.41N 92.86W

07/23/2016  M50 MPH          GOODHUE            MN   MESONET

MESONET STATION CANNON FALLS 7 SSE /MN042/.

NWS TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

IRIS SYSTEM

Severe risk

The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service indicates an enhanced risk of severe weather through this Saturday night for much of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area:

Brighter Sunday

A high pressure system will build over Minnesota on Sunday, so you can expect plenty of sunshine:

Highs Sunday will be in the 80s over central and southern Minnesota, with some 70s to the north:

Programming note:

You can hear live weather updates at 7:35 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday on Minnesota Public Radio.