Minnesota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 07/07/2026 19:53

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 7 at 9:53PM CDT until July 8 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 7, 2026 - 7:53pm
Expires: 
July 8, 2026 - 2:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 470 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA BENTON KANDIYOHI MCLEOD MEEKER MORRISON RENVILLE SHERBURNE STEARNS TODD WRIGHT IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA MILLE LACS IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA DOUGLAS LAC QUI PARLE POPE STEVENS SWIFT YELLOW MEDICINE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, BENSON, ELK RIVER, GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS, HUTCHINSON, LITCHFIELD, LITTLE FALLS, LONG PRAIRIE, MADISON, MONTEVIDEO, MONTICELLO, MORRIS, OLIVIA, PRINCETON, SAUK RAPIDS, ST CLOUD, AND WILLMAR.
Area Description: 
Benton, MN; Chippewa, MN; Douglas, MN; Kandiyohi, MN; Lac qui Parle, MN; McLeod, MN; Meeker, MN; Mille Lacs, MN; Morrison, MN; Pope, MN; Renville, MN; Sherburne, MN; Stearns, MN; Stevens, MN; Swift, MN; Todd, MN; Wright, MN; Yellow Medicine, MN
Forcast Office: 
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN