⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Watch – Benton, MN; Chippewa, MN; Douglas, MN; Kanabec, MN; Kandiyohi, MN; Lac qui Parle, MN; Mille Lacs, MN; Morrison, MN; Pope, MN; Stearns, MN; Stevens, MN; Swift, MN; Todd, MN – Monday, July 6, 2026

Event	Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Severity	Severe
Urgency	Future
Certainty	Possible
Area	Benton, MN; Chippewa, MN; Douglas, MN; Kanabec, MN; Kandiyohi, MN; Lac qui Parle, MN; Mille Lacs, MN; Morrison, MN; Pope, MN; Stearns, MN; Stevens, MN; Swift, MN; Todd, MN
Effective	7/6/2026, 8:21:00 PM CDT
Expires	7/7/2026, 2:00:00 AM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 6 at 8:21PM CDT until July 7 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
468 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA

BENTON KANDIYOHI MORRISON
STEARNS TODD

IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

KANABEC MILLE LACS

IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

CHIPPEWA DOUGLAS LAC QUI PARLE
POPE STEVENS SWIFT

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, BENSON, GLENWOOD,
LITTLE FALLS, LONG PRAIRIE, MADISON, MONTEVIDEO, MORA, MORRIS,
PRINCETON, SAUK RAPIDS, ST CLOUD, AND WILLMAR.

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