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A Stormy Start to the Work Week?

A hazardous weather outlook has been posted for Dakota County. Severe thunderstorms with high winds and hail are possible Monday afternoon.

There is a chance Lakeville could see a stormy storm to the work week.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Dakota County, as well as much of Minnesota, as a slight risk of severe thunderstorms exists for Monday afternoon.

Here is the text of the hazardous weather outlook issued by the weather service Sunday evening:

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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT ACROSS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE PROBABILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER
IS LOW.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
EARLY MONDAY EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM SAINT CLOUD TO
REDWOOD FALLS MINNESOTA. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AND
PRODUCE HAIL AROUND ONE INCH AND WINDS AROUND 60 MPH.
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER LATE THIS WEEK IS LOW.

Here is the weather forecast for the upcoming week:

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• Monday: Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

• Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

• Tuesday: Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

• Tuesday Night: Mostly clear in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

• Wednesday: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.

• Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.

• Thursday: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.

• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.

• Friday: Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.

• Friday Night: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.

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