⚠️ Tornado Watch – Anoka, MN; Benton, MN; Carver, MN; Chisago, MN; Dakota, MN; Goodhue, MN; Hennepin, MN; Isanti, MN; Kanabec, MN; Le Sueur, MN; McLeod, MN; Mille Lacs, MN; Nicollet, MN; Ramsey, MN; Rice, MN; Scott, MN; Sherburne, MN; Sibley, MN; Washington, MN; Wright, MN; Barron, WI; Chippewa, WI; Dunn, WI; Eau Claire, WI; Pepin, WI; Pierce, WI; Polk, WI; Rusk, WI; St. Croix, WI – Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Tornado Watch issued October 28 at 3:42PM CDT until October 28 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 698 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA

BENTON MCLEOD SHERBURNE
SIBLEY WRIGHT

IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

ANOKA CARVER CHISAGO
DAKOTA HENNEPIN ISANTI
KANABEC MILLE LACS RAMSEY
SCOTT WASHINGTON

IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

LE SUEUR NICOLLET RICE

IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA

GOODHUE

IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN

BARRON POLK RUSK

IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN

CHIPPEWA DUNN EAU CLAIRE
PEPIN PIERCE ST. CROIX

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLAINE, CAMBRIDGE, CENTER CITY,
CHANHASSEN, CHASKA, CHIPPEWA FALLS, DURAND, EAU CLAIRE,
ELK RIVER, FARIBAULT, GAYLORD, HASTINGS, HUDSON, HUTCHINSON,
LADYSMITH, LE SUEUR, MENOMONIE, MINNEAPOLIS, MONTICELLO, MORA,
OSCEOLA, PRINCETON, RED WING, RICE LAKE, RIVER FALLS,
SAUK RAPIDS, SHAKOPEE, ST PAUL, ST PETER, STILLWATER,
AND VICTORIA.

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