Minnesota, Wisconsin Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 06/19/2026 12:01

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 19 at 2:01PM CDT until June 19 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 19, 2026 - 12:01pm
Expires: 
June 19, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 355 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA BENTON KANDIYOHI MCLEOD MEEKER MORRISON SHERBURNE STEARNS TODD WRIGHT IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA ANOKA CARVER CHISAGO DAKOTA HENNEPIN ISANTI KANABEC MILLE LACS RAMSEY SCOTT WASHINGTON IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA GOODHUE IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DOUGLAS POPE IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN BARRON POLK IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN DUNN PEPIN PIERCE ST. CROIX THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, BLAINE, CAMBRIDGE, CENTER CITY, CHANHASSEN, CHASKA, DURAND, ELK RIVER, GLENWOOD, HASTINGS, HUDSON, HUTCHINSON, LITCHFIELD, LITTLE FALLS, LONG PRAIRIE, MENOMONIE, MINNEAPOLIS, MONTICELLO, MORA, OSCEOLA, PRINCETON, RED WING, RICE LAKE, RIVER FALLS, SAUK RAPIDS, SHAKOPEE, ST CLOUD, ST PAUL, STILLWATER, VICTORIA, AND WILLMAR.
Area Description: 
Anoka, MN; Benton, MN; Carver, MN; Chisago, MN; Dakota, MN; Douglas, MN; Goodhue, MN; Hennepin, MN; Isanti, MN; Kanabec, MN; Kandiyohi, MN; McLeod, MN; Meeker, MN; Mille Lacs, MN; Morrison, MN; Pope, MN; Ramsey, MN; Scott, MN; Sherburne, MN; Stearns, MN; Todd, MN; Washington, MN; Wright, MN; Barron, WI; Dunn, WI; Pepin, WI; Pierce, WI; Polk, WI; St. Croix, WI
Forcast Office: 
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN