Minnesota, Wisconsin Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 04/23/2026 16:22

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 23 at 6:22PM CDT until April 23 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 23, 2026 - 4:22pm
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 15 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA ANOKA CHISAGO DAKOTA HENNEPIN RAMSEY SCOTT WASHINGTON IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BLUE EARTH FARIBAULT FREEBORN LE SUEUR RICE STEELE WASECA 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, CENTER CITY, DURAND, FARIBAULT, HASTINGS, HUDSON, LE SUEUR, MANKATO, MENOMONIE, MINNEAPOLIS, OSCEOLA, OWATONNA, RED WING, RICE LAKE, RIVER FALLS, SHAKOPEE, ST PAUL, STILLWATER, AND WASECA.
Area Description: 
Anoka, MN; Blue Earth, MN; Chisago, MN; Dakota, MN; Faribault, MN; Freeborn, MN; Goodhue, MN; Hennepin, MN; Le Sueur, MN; Ramsey, MN; Rice, MN; Scott, MN; Steele, MN; Waseca, MN; Washington, 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