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Could a derecho disrupt the Twins-Red Sox series opener?

Originally posted on Minnesota Twins on SI
By Joe Nelson | Last updated Jul 28, 2025 12:45 PM ET

The Minnesota Twins welcome the Boston Red Sox to Target Field on Monday evening, and there could be a weather version of the Green Monster impacting the game.

According to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC), a complex of storms known as a derecho is "likely" to race across southern Minnesota on Monday night. Where it tracks and when is to be determined, but Minneapolis is in the risk zone for severe storms.

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A derecho is a weather event in which a line of storms produces wind damage for at least 240 miles, and it can often produce hurricane-force winds. You can read Minnesota-based Bring Me The News' explainer about the derecho threat right here.

The expectation Monday is that storms will develop in the Dakotas and blast into Minnesota — likely producing damaging winds somewhere between Interstate 94 and Interstate 90. I-94 tracks through the heart of the Twin Cities, so it's possible that storms impact the Twins game. According to the SPC, there could be swaths of damaging winds, possibly 75-90 mph.

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First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. CT. The storms could miss the Twin Cities or arrive after the game concludes, but that's not certain and there is chance that storms arrive in Minneapolis during the game.