Thanks for joining us this afternoon.
Right now we are tracking some storms
pushing into the metro throughout
the afternoon and later tonight.
Jamie is keeping an eye on it because
some of us will feel rain. Earlier than
others. So Jamie, what time are
we looking at in the metro?
I think around the metro we're
going to be watching for some
showers at least by about the 5:00,
o'clock hour, maybe as late as six.
And then I think we'll start
talking about some thunderstorms
that might tend a little closer,
678 o'clock coming in from the West,
southwest directions we just saw
on the satellite in the radar.
We do have those thunderstorms beginning to
pop in the southwest corner of the state.
It is going to take a little while
to get to the metro, but as they do,
they are expected to blossom and strengthen.
Across the SW portion of the region,
we'll take a look at the micro cast right
here at the end as we start things out.
Around the 12:30 mark,
you'll see how this line expands
up towards Wilmer,
along the Minnesota River,
towards Marshall Mankato,
even down Jackson and along the
I-90 corridor.
This will continue to lift in
that northeasterly fashion.
There's some light showers
already around the metro area.
That's 567 o'clock time frame.
And you will see a few flashes of yellow,
so a few rums of Thunder around the metro,
certainly not out of the question,
but it is looking like this
rainfall will weaken,
these storms will weaken as a trend
in that northeasterly fashion
will be some scattered rain
around northern Minnesota as well.
But you can see between about
four and eight right now kind of
highlighting this chance of showers
and isolated thunderstorm or two
temperatures reaching for those low 70s,
back low 70s will be quite common
for much of the state today,
a lot of cloud cover and then we're
going to hold on to these isolated rounds of.
Rain over the next couple of days,
right into the weekend.
Looks like we see a little clearing
just in time for Mother's Day.
A very important day coming up
in that 7 day forecast.
All right, well, people should make
sure to keep an eye and check in on us
later in the day as you're following
these storms. Jamie, thank you.
We do have some sad news
to share for Vikings fans.
There are reports that former
quarterback Joe Cap has died.
Cap only played three
seasons with the Vikings,
but he made a huge impact in the 1969 season.
He led the Vikings their first Super
Bowl appearance that same year.
Cap Titan NFL record,
throwing 7 touchdown passes in one game.
He was also a coach at UC Berkeley. I
just love playing for him and with
him providing that leadership.
So a leader enthusiasm and again,
just a just a great friend.
Cap is the only player in history
to play quarterback in a Rose Bowl,
Super Bowl and Grey Cup.
At the end of his life,
he battled Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
He was 85 years old.
Tonight, people who live and work in
Dinky Town in the Marcy Holmes area
are invited to a safety meeting after
days of large violent incidents.
Minneapolis police say between
Thursday and Sunday, there were 10
incidents of assaults and fighting.
In response,
more officers are on patrol in the area now.
As for tonight's meeting,
we are told it's only for people
who live in the area.
Parents of students are not invited.
The meeting starts at 6:30 PM at the
Baptist Church on University and 13th.
Within the last few hours,
we got new information about
the deadly motorcycle crash in
South Minneapolis overnight.
Police tell us the person who
died was the motorcycle driver,
a man in his 40s.
Another person on the bike was injured.
We do not know their condition.
The roads are also back open on Hwy.
55 and 26th St.
E after the crash shut them down.
These are some new photos of the
large fire in Bloomington where
two firefighters were injured.
Here you can see massive flames
shooting out of a large home.
A family escaped and those two
firefighters had minor injuries
and were treated at the scene.
We're told that house is a total loss.
Right now,
the State Court of Appeals is
reviewing a temporary injunction
that is blocking demolition
of the Roof Depot warehouse.
Yesterday,
protesters rallied outside Mayor Fry's
apartment in anticipation of today's hearing.
For many years,
the East Phillips Neighborhood
Institute tried buying the site
to keep the city from putting
a public works facility there.
Now,
recently,
the city and mayor have said they're
open to selling it to the Institute.
Tonight,
the twins are back home.
Hoping to get back to their winning ways,
they are back at Target Field all
week long, first facing one of
baseball's most star-studded
teams in the San Diego Padres.
Then they have a series
against the Cubs this weekend.
The Twins lost four of
their six games last week,
but they still sit atop the AL Central.
First pitch tonight is at 6:40.
If you can avoid the showers,
get out and enjoy the day.
Hope to see you for another
update later this hour.