| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Anoka, MN; Benton, MN; Carver, MN; Chisago, MN; Dakota, MN; Douglas, MN; Goodhue, MN; Hennepin, MN; Isanti, MN; Kanabec, MN; Kandiyohi, MN; McLeod, MN; Meeker, MN; Mille Lacs, MN; Morrison, MN; Pope, MN; Ramsey, MN; Scott, MN; Sherburne, MN; Stearns, MN; Todd, MN; Washington, MN; Wright, MN; Barron, WI; Dunn, WI; Pepin, WI; Pierce, WI; Polk, WI; St. Croix, WI |
| Effective | 6/19/2026, 2:01:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/19/2026, 8:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 19 at 2:01PM CDT until June 19 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
355 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA
BENTON KANDIYOHI MCLEOD
MEEKER MORRISON SHERBURNE
STEARNS TODD WRIGHT
IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
ANOKA CARVER CHISAGO
DAKOTA HENNEPIN ISANTI
KANABEC MILLE LACS RAMSEY
SCOTT WASHINGTON
IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
GOODHUE
IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
DOUGLAS POPE
IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN
BARRON POLK
IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
DUNN PEPIN PIERCE
ST. CROIX
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, BLAINE, CAMBRIDGE,
CENTER CITY, CHANHASSEN, CHASKA, DURAND, ELK RIVER, GLENWOOD,
HASTINGS, HUDSON, HUTCHINSON, LITCHFIELD, LITTLE FALLS,
LONG PRAIRIE, MENOMONIE, MINNEAPOLIS, MONTICELLO, MORA, OSCEOLA,
PRINCETON, RED WING, RICE LAKE, RIVER FALLS, SAUK RAPIDS,
SHAKOPEE, ST CLOUD, ST PAUL, STILLWATER, VICTORIA, AND WILLMAR.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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