Minnesota’s Weather Authority continues a Forecast First ALERT in forecast for Thursday EveningSTORMS: As a cold front moves across the state, storms are expected to develop in the early morning, then again in the afternoon and evening.

Let's dive into Thursday's severe threat a bit more. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has placed a sliver from north to south across the center of Minnesota, including in the Twin Cities, for a slight risk of severe storms.