{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.c950dc05a91e9b653b88dca1238c6df74c0c6cc2.002.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 5 at 5:15PM CDT until June 5 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-06-05","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.c950dc05a91e9b653b88dca1238c6df74c0c6cc2.002.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN"},"word_count":290,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 5 at 5:15PM CDT until June 5 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Anoka, MN; Blue Earth, MN; Brown, MN; Carver, MN; Chippewa, MN; Chisago, MN; Dakota, MN; Goodhue, MN; Hennepin, MN; Isanti, MN; Kandiyohi, MN; Lac qui Parle, MN; Le Sueur, MN; McLeod, MN; Meeker, MN; Nicollet, MN; Ramsey, MN; Redwood, MN; Renville, MN; Rice, MN; Scott, MN; Sherburne, MN; Sibley, MN; Stearns, MN; Steele, MN; Swift, MN; Waseca, MN; Washington, MN; Watonwan, MN; Wright, MN; Yellow Medicine, MN; Barron, WI; Chippewa, WI; Dunn, WI; Eau Claire, WI; Pepin, WI; Pierce, WI; Polk, WI; Rusk, WI; St. Croix, WI\n**Issued by:** NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN\n**Sent:** 2026-06-05T17:15:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-06-05T17:15:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-06-05T23:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nSEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 274 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS\nEVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS\n\nIN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 31 COUNTIES\n\nIN CENTRAL MINNESOTA\n\nKANDIYOHI             MCLEOD                MEEKER\nRENVILLE              SHERBURNE             SIBLEY\nSTEARNS               WRIGHT\n\nIN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA\n\nANOKA                 CARVER                CHISAGO\nDAKOTA                HENNEPIN              ISANTI\nRAMSEY                SCOTT                 WASHINGTON\n\nIN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA\n\nBLUE EARTH            BROWN                 LE SUEUR\nNICOLLET              RICE                  STEELE\nWASECA                WATONWAN\n\nIN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA\n\nGOODHUE\n\nIN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA\n\nREDWOOD\n\nIN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA\n\nCHIPPEWA              LAC QUI PARLE         SWIFT\nYELLOW MEDICINE\n\nIN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES\n\nIN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN\n\nBARRON                POLK                  RUSK\n\nIN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN\n\nCHIPPEWA              DUNN                  EAU CLAIRE\nPEPIN                 PIERCE                ST. CROIX\n\nTHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BENSON, BLAINE, CAMBRIDGE,\nCENTER CITY, CHANHASSEN, CHASKA, CHIPPEWA FALLS, DURAND,\nEAU CLAIRE, ELK RIVER, FARIBAULT, GAYLORD, GRANITE FALLS,\nHASTINGS, HUDSON, HUTCHINSON, LADYSMITH, LE SUEUR, LITCHFIELD,\nMADISON, MANKATO, MENOMONIE, MINNEAPOLIS, MONTEVIDEO, MONTICELLO,\nNEW ULM, OLIVIA, OSCEOLA, OWATONNA, RED WING, REDWOOD FALLS,\nRICE LAKE, RIVER FALLS, SHAKOPEE, ST CLOUD, ST JAMES, ST PAUL,\nST PETER, STILLWATER, VICTORIA, WASECA, AND WILLMAR."}