THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
452 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 39 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA

BENTON                KANDIYOHI             MCLEOD
MEEKER                MORRISON              RENVILLE
SHERBURNE             SIBLEY                STEARNS
TODD                  WRIGHT

IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

ANOKA                 CARVER                CHISAGO
DAKOTA                HENNEPIN              ISANTI
KANABEC               MILLE LACS            RAMSEY
SCOTT                 WASHINGTON

IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

BLUE EARTH            BROWN                 LE SUEUR
NICOLLET              RICE                  STEELE
WASECA                WATONWAN

IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA

GOODHUE

IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

REDWOOD

IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

CHIPPEWA              DOUGLAS               LAC QUI PARLE
POPE                  STEVENS               SWIFT
YELLOW MEDICINE

IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN

POLK

IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN

PIERCE                ST. CROIX

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, BENSON, BLAINE,
CAMBRIDGE, CENTER CITY, CHASKA, ELK RIVER, FARIBAULT, GAYLORD,
GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS, HASTINGS, HUDSON, HUTCHINSON, LE SUEUR,
LITCHFIELD, LITTLE FALLS, LONG PRAIRIE, MADISON, MANKATO,
MINNEAPOLIS, MONTEVIDEO, MONTICELLO, MORA, MORRIS, NEW ULM,
OLIVIA, OSCEOLA, OWATONNA, PRINCETON, RED WING, REDWOOD FALLS,
RIVER FALLS, SAUK RAPIDS, SHAKOPEE, ST CLOUD, ST JAMES, ST PAUL,
ST PETER, STILLWATER, WASECA, AND WILLMAR.