Minnesota, Wisconsin Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 04/23/2026 17:45

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 23 at 7:45PM CDT until April 23 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 23, 2026 - 5:45pm
Expires: 
April 23, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ALLOW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 135 TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS ALLOWS TO EXPIRE 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 ALLOWS TO EXPIRE 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