Minnesota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 07/02/2026 17:55

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 2 at 7:55PM CDT until July 3 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 2, 2026 - 5:55pm
Expires: 
July 3, 2026 - 12:00am
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 443 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 2 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA RENVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BROWN MARTIN WATONWAN IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA REDWOOD IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA LAC QUI PARLE SWIFT YELLOW MEDICINE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BENSON, FAIRMONT, GRANITE FALLS, MADISON, MONTEVIDEO, NEW ULM, OLIVIA, REDWOOD FALLS, AND ST JAMES.
Area Description: 
Brown, MN; Chippewa, MN; Lac qui Parle, MN; Martin, MN; Redwood, MN; Renville, MN; Swift, MN; Watonwan, MN; Yellow Medicine, MN
Forcast Office: 
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN