⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Watch – Benton, MN; Chippewa, MN; Douglas, MN; Kandiyohi, MN; Meeker, MN; Morrison, MN; Pope, MN; Stearns, MN; Stevens, MN; Swift, MN; Todd, MN – Monday, August 17, 2026

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.