| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Blue Earth, MN; Brown, MN; Faribault, MN; Freeborn, MN; Martin, MN; Redwood, MN; Steele, MN; Waseca, MN; Watonwan, MN |
| Effective | 7/25/2026, 8:00:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/26/2026, 2:00:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 25 at 8:00PM CDT until July 26 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
515 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
BLUE EARTH BROWN FARIBAULT
FREEBORN MARTIN STEELE
WASECA WATONWAN
IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
REDWOOD
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBERT LEA, BLUE EARTH, FAIRMONT,
MANKATO, NEW ULM, OWATONNA, REDWOOD FALLS, ST JAMES, AND WASECA.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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