Minnesota, Wisconsin Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 06/17/2026 11:17

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 17 at 1:17PM CDT until June 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 17, 2026 - 11:17am
Expires: 
June 17, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 341 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DAKOTA SCOTT IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FREEBORN LE SUEUR RICE STEELE WASECA IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA GOODHUE IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN PEPIN PIERCE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBERT LEA, DURAND, FARIBAULT, HASTINGS, LE SUEUR, OWATONNA, RED WING, RIVER FALLS, SHAKOPEE, AND WASECA.
Area Description: 
Dakota, MN; Freeborn, MN; Goodhue, MN; Le Sueur, MN; Rice, MN; Scott, MN; Steele, MN; Waseca, MN; Pepin, WI; Pierce, WI
Forcast Office: 
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov