Minnesota, Wisconsin Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 04/23/2026 15:34

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 23 at 5:34PM CDT until April 23 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 23, 2026 - 3:34pm
Expires: 
April 23, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 135 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 28 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA BENTON MCLEOD SHERBURNE SIBLEY WRIGHT IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA ANOKA CARVER CHISAGO DAKOTA HENNEPIN ISANTI KANABEC MILLE LACS 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 NORTHWEST WISCONSIN BARRON POLK IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN DUNN PEPIN PIERCE ST. CROIX THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBERT LEA, BLAINE, BLUE EARTH, CAMBRIDGE, CENTER CITY, CHANHASSEN, CHASKA, DURAND, ELK RIVER, FAIRMONT, FARIBAULT, GAYLORD, HASTINGS, HUDSON, HUTCHINSON, LE SUEUR, MANKATO, MENOMONIE, MINNEAPOLIS, MONTICELLO, MORA, NEW ULM, OSCEOLA, OWATONNA, PRINCETON, RED WING, RICE LAKE, RIVER FALLS, SAUK RAPIDS, SHAKOPEE, ST JAMES, ST PAUL, ST PETER, STILLWATER, VICTORIA, AND WASECA.
Area Description: 
Anoka, MN; Benton, MN; Blue Earth, MN; Brown, MN; Carver, MN; Chisago, MN; Dakota, MN; Faribault, MN; Freeborn, MN; Goodhue, MN; Hennepin, MN; Isanti, MN; Kanabec, MN; Le Sueur, MN; McLeod, MN; Martin, MN; Mille Lacs, MN; Nicollet, MN; Ramsey, MN; Rice, MN; Scott, MN; Sherburne, MN; Sibley, MN; Steele, MN; Waseca, MN; Washington, MN; Watonwan, MN; Wright, MN; Barron, WI; Dunn, WI; Pepin, WI; Pierce, WI; Polk, WI; St. Croix, WI
Forcast Office: 
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov