| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Blue Earth, MN; Faribault, MN; Freeborn, MN; Martin, MN; Steele, MN; Waseca, MN; Watonwan, MN |
| Effective | 9/1/2026, 9:50:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 9/2/2026, 5:00:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 1 at 9:50PM CDT until September 2 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
640 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
BLUE EARTH FARIBAULT FREEBORN
MARTIN STEELE WASECA
WATONWAN
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBERT LEA, BLUE EARTH, FAIRMONT,
MANKATO, OWATONNA, ST JAMES, AND WASECA.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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