THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
417 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA

BENTON KANDIYOHI MCLEOD
MEEKER MORRISON RENVILLE
SHERBURNE SIBLEY STEARNS
TODD WRIGHT

IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

MILLE LACS

IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

BROWN NICOLLET WATONWAN

IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

REDWOOD

IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

CHIPPEWA DOUGLAS LAC QUI PARLE
POPE STEVENS SWIFT
YELLOW MEDICINE

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, BENSON, ELK RIVER,
GAYLORD, GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS, HUTCHINSON, LITCHFIELD,
LITTLE FALLS, LONG PRAIRIE, MADISON, MONTEVIDEO, MONTICELLO,
MORRIS, NEW ULM, OLIVIA, PRINCETON, REDWOOD FALLS, SAUK RAPIDS,
ST CLOUD, ST JAMES, ST PETER, AND WILLMAR.

WHAT: Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110.

WHERE: Benton, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Renville, Sherburne,
Stearns, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Redwood Counties.

WHEN: Until midnight CDT tonight.

IMPACTS: Heat-related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.