| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Benton, MN; Chippewa, MN; Douglas, MN; Kandiyohi, MN; Meeker, MN; Morrison, MN; Pope, MN; Stearns, MN; Stevens, MN; Swift, MN; Todd, MN |
| Effective | 8/17/2026, 6:54:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/18/2026, 12:00:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 17 at 6:54PM CDT until August 18 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
593 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA
BENTON KANDIYOHI MEEKER
MORRISON STEARNS TODD
IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
CHIPPEWA DOUGLAS POPE
STEVENS SWIFT
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, BENSON, GLENWOOD,
LITCHFIELD, LITTLE FALLS, LONG PRAIRIE, MONTEVIDEO, MORRIS,
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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