| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Brown, MN; Chippewa, MN; Lac qui Parle, MN; Martin, MN; Redwood, MN; Renville, MN; Swift, MN; Watonwan, MN; Yellow Medicine, MN |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 6:08:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/3/2026, 2:00:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 2 at 6:08PM CDT until July 3 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
443 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA
RENVILLE
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
BROWN MARTIN WATONWAN
IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
REDWOOD
IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
CHIPPEWA LAC QUI PARLE SWIFT
YELLOW MEDICINE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BENSON, FAIRMONT, GRANITE FALLS,
MADISON, MONTEVIDEO, NEW ULM, OLIVIA, REDWOOD FALLS,
AND ST JAMES.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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