⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Sherburne; Isanti; Chisago; Lac Qui Parle; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Wright; Hennepin; Anoka; Ramsey; Washington; Yellow Medicine; Renville; McLeod; Sibley; Carver; Scott; Dakota; Redwood; Brown; Nicollet; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue; Watonwan; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele; Martin; Faribault; Freeborn – Monday, June 15, 2026

Event	Special Weather Statement
Severity	Moderate
Urgency	Expected
Certainty	Observed
Area	Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Sherburne; Isanti; Chisago; Lac Qui Parle; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Wright; Hennepin; Anoka; Ramsey; Washington; Yellow Medicine; Renville; McLeod; Sibley; Carver; Scott; Dakota; Redwood; Brown; Nicollet; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue; Watonwan; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele; Martin; Faribault; Freeborn
Effective	6/15/2026, 5:00:00 PM CDT
Expires	6/15/2026, 9:00:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued June 15 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

Rain showers moving out of the Dakotas will continue to spread
eastwards across Minnesota this evening. Wind gusts of 30-40 mph
are expected with any of the rain showers but brief gusts around
50 mph are possible at times, especially across west-central
Minnesota. The rain showers will continue into tonight but the
potential for gusty winds of 40-50 mph is expected to decrease by
sunset.

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