| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Blue Earth, MN; Brown, MN; Carver, MN; Dakota, MN; Faribault, MN; Freeborn, MN; Goodhue, MN; Hennepin, MN; Le Sueur, MN; Martin, MN; Nicollet, MN; Ramsey, MN; Rice, MN; Scott, MN; Sibley, MN; Steele, MN; Waseca, MN; Washington, MN; Watonwan, MN; Chippewa, WI; Dunn, WI; Eau Claire, WI; Pepin, WI; Pierce, WI; St. Croix, WI |
| Effective | 6/30/2026, 3:29:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 6/30/2026, 10:00:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 30 at 3:29AM CDT until June 30 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
421 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS
IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA
SIBLEY
IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
CARVER DAKOTA HENNEPIN
RAMSEY SCOTT WASHINGTON
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
BLUE EARTH BROWN FARIBAULT
FREEBORN LE SUEUR MARTIN
NICOLLET RICE STEELE
WASECA WATONWAN
IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
GOODHUE
IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
CHIPPEWA DUNN EAU CLAIRE
PEPIN PIERCE ST. CROIX
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBERT LEA, BLUE EARTH, CHANHASSEN,
CHASKA, CHIPPEWA FALLS, DURAND, EAU CLAIRE, FAIRMONT, FARIBAULT,
GAYLORD, HASTINGS, HUDSON, LE SUEUR, MANKATO, MENOMONIE,
MINNEAPOLIS, NEW ULM, OWATONNA, RED WING, RIVER FALLS, SHAKOPEE,
ST JAMES, ST PAUL, ST PETER, STILLWATER, VICTORIA, AND WASECA.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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