Minnesota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 06/28/2026 02:53

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 28 at 4:53AM CDT until June 28 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 28, 2026 - 2:53am
Expires: 
June 28, 2026 - 7:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 411 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BLUE EARTH FARIBAULT FREEBORN MARTIN WASECA WATONWAN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBERT LEA, BLUE EARTH, FAIRMONT, MANKATO, ST JAMES, AND WASECA.
Area Description: 
Blue Earth, MN; Faribault, MN; Freeborn, MN; Martin, MN; Waseca, MN; Watonwan, MN
Forcast Office: 
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN