Headline:
Tornado Watch issued May 17 at 6:12PM CDT until May 18 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 4:12pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 216 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
BLUE EARTH BROWN FARIBAULT
FREEBORN MARTIN NICOLLET
STEELE WASECA WATONWAN
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBERT LEA, BLUE EARTH, FAIRMONT,
MANKATO, NEW ULM, OWATONNA, ST JAMES, ST PETER, AND WASECA.
Area Description:
Blue Earth, MN; Brown, MN; Faribault, MN; Freeborn, MN; Martin, MN; Nicollet, MN; Steele, MN; Waseca, MN; Watonwan, MN
Forcast Office:
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov