| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Dakota, MN; Freeborn, MN; Goodhue, MN; Le Sueur, MN; Rice, MN; Scott, MN; Steele, MN; Waseca, MN; Pepin, WI; Pierce, WI |
| Effective | 6/17/2026, 1:17:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/17/2026, 8:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 17 at 1:17PM CDT until June 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
341 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
DAKOTA SCOTT
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
FREEBORN LE SUEUR RICE
STEELE WASECA
IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
GOODHUE
IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
PEPIN PIERCE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBERT LEA, DURAND, FARIBAULT,
HASTINGS, LE SUEUR, OWATONNA, RED WING, RIVER FALLS, SHAKOPEE,
AND WASECA.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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