Minnesota, Wisconsin Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 06/30/2026 01:29

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 30 at 3:29AM CDT until June 30 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 30, 2026 - 1:29am
Expires: 
June 30, 2026 - 8:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 421 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA SIBLEY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA CARVER DAKOTA HENNEPIN RAMSEY SCOTT WASHINGTON IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BLUE EARTH BROWN FARIBAULT FREEBORN LE SUEUR MARTIN NICOLLET RICE STEELE WASECA WATONWAN IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA GOODHUE IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN CHIPPEWA DUNN EAU CLAIRE PEPIN PIERCE ST. CROIX THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBERT LEA, BLUE EARTH, CHANHASSEN, CHASKA, CHIPPEWA FALLS, DURAND, EAU CLAIRE, FAIRMONT, FARIBAULT, GAYLORD, HASTINGS, HUDSON, LE SUEUR, MANKATO, MENOMONIE, MINNEAPOLIS, NEW ULM, OWATONNA, RED WING, RIVER FALLS, SHAKOPEE, ST JAMES, ST PAUL, ST PETER, STILLWATER, VICTORIA, AND WASECA.
Area Description: 
Blue Earth, MN; Brown, MN; Carver, MN; Dakota, MN; Faribault, MN; Freeborn, MN; Goodhue, MN; Hennepin, MN; Le Sueur, MN; Martin, MN; Nicollet, MN; Ramsey, MN; Rice, MN; Scott, MN; Sibley, MN; Steele, MN; Waseca, MN; Washington, MN; Watonwan, MN; Chippewa, WI; Dunn, WI; Eau Claire, WI; Pepin, WI; Pierce, WI; St. Croix, WI
Forcast Office: 
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN