June 30, 2026

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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Watch – Benton, MN; Brown, MN; Chippewa, MN; Douglas, MN; Kandiyohi, MN; Lac qui Parle, MN; McLeod, MN; Meeker, MN; Mille Lacs, MN; Morrison, MN; Nicollet, MN; Pope, MN; Redwood, MN; Renville, MN; Sherburne, MN; Sibley, MN; Stearns, MN; Stevens, MN; Swift, MN; Todd, MN; Watonwan, MN; Wright, MN; Yellow Medicine, MN – Monday, June 29, 2026

Event Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Severity Severe
Urgency Future
Certainty Possible
Area Benton, MN; Brown, MN; Chippewa, MN; Douglas, MN; Kandiyohi, MN; Lac qui Parle, MN; McLeod, MN; Meeker, MN; Mille Lacs, MN; Morrison, MN; Nicollet, MN; Pope, MN; Redwood, MN; Renville, MN; Sherburne, MN; Sibley, MN; Stearns, MN; Stevens, MN; Swift, MN; Todd, MN; Watonwan, MN; Wright, MN; Yellow Medicine, MN
Effective 6/29/2026, 6:34:00 PM CDT
Expires 6/30/2026, 12:00:00 AM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 29 at 6:34PM CDT until June 30 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
417 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA

BENTON KANDIYOHI MCLEOD
MEEKER MORRISON RENVILLE
SHERBURNE SIBLEY STEARNS
TODD WRIGHT

IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

MILLE LACS

IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

BROWN NICOLLET WATONWAN

IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

REDWOOD

IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

CHIPPEWA DOUGLAS LAC QUI PARLE
POPE STEVENS SWIFT
YELLOW MEDICINE

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, BENSON, ELK RIVER,
GAYLORD, GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS, HUTCHINSON, LITCHFIELD,
LITTLE FALLS, LONG PRAIRIE, MADISON, MONTEVIDEO, MONTICELLO,
MORRIS, NEW ULM, OLIVIA, PRINCETON, REDWOOD FALLS, SAUK RAPIDS,
ST CLOUD, ST JAMES, ST PETER, AND WILLMAR.


This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.