Minnesota Severe Thunderstorm Watch - Severe | Effective 05/24/2026 14:53

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 24 at 4:53PM CDT until May 24 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 24, 2026 - 2:53pm
Expires: 
May 24, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 243 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA KANDIYOHI MCLEOD MEEKER RENVILLE SIBLEY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BROWN NICOLLET WATONWAN IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA REDWOOD IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA LAC QUI PARLE SWIFT YELLOW MEDICINE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BENSON, GAYLORD, GRANITE FALLS, HUTCHINSON, LITCHFIELD, MADISON, MONTEVIDEO, NEW ULM, OLIVIA, REDWOOD FALLS, ST JAMES, ST PETER, AND WILLMAR.
Area Description: 
Brown, MN; Chippewa, MN; Kandiyohi, MN; Lac qui Parle, MN; McLeod, MN; Meeker, MN; Nicollet, MN; Redwood, MN; Renville, MN; Sibley, MN; Swift, MN; Watonwan, MN; Yellow Medicine, MN
Forcast Office: 
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov