| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Benton, MN; Chippewa, MN; Douglas, MN; Kandiyohi, MN; Lac qui Parle, MN; McLeod, MN; Meeker, MN; Mille Lacs, MN; Morrison, MN; Pope, MN; Renville, MN; Sherburne, MN; Stearns, MN; Stevens, MN; Swift, MN; Todd, MN; Wright, MN; Yellow Medicine, MN |
| Effective | 7/7/2026, 9:53:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/8/2026, 4:00:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 7 at 9:53PM CDT until July 8 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
470 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA
BENTON KANDIYOHI MCLEOD
MEEKER MORRISON RENVILLE
SHERBURNE STEARNS TODD
WRIGHT
IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
MILLE LACS
IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
CHIPPEWA DOUGLAS LAC QUI PARLE
POPE STEVENS SWIFT
YELLOW MEDICINE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, BENSON, ELK RIVER,
GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS, HUTCHINSON, LITCHFIELD, LITTLE FALLS,
LONG PRAIRIE, MADISON, MONTEVIDEO, MONTICELLO, MORRIS, OLIVIA,
PRINCETON, SAUK RAPIDS, ST CLOUD, AND WILLMAR.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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