| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Faribault, MN; Freeborn, MN; Goodhue, MN; Rice, MN; Steele, MN; Waseca, MN; Eau Claire, WI; Pepin, WI; Pierce, WI |
| Effective | 7/8/2026, 2:00:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/8/2026, 10:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 8 at 2:00PM CDT until July 8 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
471 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS
IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
FARIBAULT FREEBORN RICE
STEELE WASECA
IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
GOODHUE
IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
EAU CLAIRE PEPIN PIERCE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBERT LEA, BLUE EARTH, DURAND,
EAU CLAIRE, FARIBAULT, OWATONNA, RED WING, RIVER FALLS,
AND WASECA.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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