⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Watch – Blue Earth, MN; Brown, MN; Faribault, MN; Freeborn, MN; Goodhue, MN; Le Sueur, MN; Martin, MN; Nicollet, MN; Rice, MN; Steele, MN; Waseca, MN; Watonwan, MN; Chippewa, WI; Dunn, WI; Eau Claire, WI; Pepin, WI; Pierce, WI – Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 1 at 6:51PM CDT until July 2 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
434 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES

IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

BLUE EARTH BROWN FARIBAULT
FREEBORN LE SUEUR MARTIN
NICOLLET RICE STEELE
WASECA WATONWAN

IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA

GOODHUE

IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN

CHIPPEWA DUNN EAU CLAIRE
PEPIN PIERCE

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBERT LEA, BLUE EARTH,
CHIPPEWA FALLS, DURAND, EAU CLAIRE, FAIRMONT, FARIBAULT,
LE SUEUR, MANKATO, MENOMONIE, NEW ULM, OWATONNA, RED WING,
RIVER FALLS, ST JAMES, ST PETER, AND WASECA.

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