⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Watch – Benton, MN; Blue Earth, MN; Brown, MN; Carver, MN; Isanti, MN; Kanabec, MN; Kandiyohi, MN; Le Sueur, MN; McLeod, MN; Meeker, MN; Mille Lacs, MN; Morrison, MN; Nicollet, MN; Redwood, MN; Renville, MN; Scott, MN; Sherburne, MN; Sibley, MN; Stearns, MN; Todd, MN; Watonwan, MN; Wright, MN – Thursday, August 20, 2026

Event	Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Severity	Severe
Urgency	Future
Certainty	Possible
Area	Benton, MN; Blue Earth, MN; Brown, MN; Carver, MN; Isanti, MN; Kanabec, MN; Kandiyohi, MN; Le Sueur, MN; McLeod, MN; Meeker, MN; Mille Lacs, MN; Morrison, MN; Nicollet, MN; Redwood, MN; Renville, MN; Scott, MN; Sherburne, MN; Sibley, MN; Stearns, MN; Todd, MN; Watonwan, MN; Wright, MN
Effective	8/20/2026, 6:07:00 PM CDT
Expires	8/21/2026, 12:00:00 AM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 20 at 6:07PM CDT until August 21 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

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

IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA

BENTON KANDIYOHI MCLEOD
MEEKER MORRISON RENVILLE
SHERBURNE SIBLEY STEARNS
TODD WRIGHT

IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

CARVER ISANTI KANABEC
MILLE LACS SCOTT

IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

BLUE EARTH BROWN LE SUEUR
NICOLLET WATONWAN

IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

REDWOOD

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CAMBRIDGE, CHANHASSEN, CHASKA,
ELK RIVER, GAYLORD, HUTCHINSON, LE SUEUR, LITCHFIELD,
LITTLE FALLS, LONG PRAIRIE, MANKATO, MONTICELLO, MORA, NEW ULM,
OLIVIA, PRINCETON, REDWOOD FALLS, SAUK RAPIDS, SHAKOPEE,
ST CLOUD, ST JAMES, ST PETER, VICTORIA, AND WILLMAR.

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