"NW Wisconsin Under Severe Thunderstorm Watch"

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of northwest Wisconsin, along and east of the Minnesota border and Twin Cities metro, until 2 a.m. on Thursday. Storms are expected to develop along the state border and move east into Wisconsin, with the possibility of some severe weather in Minnesota's arrowhead region. Additionally, an air quality alert is in effect for eastern and southern Minnesota until midnight Wednesday, and for all of Wisconsin through much of Thursday.