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Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Benton, MN; Chippewa, MN; Douglas, MN +8 more

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 593 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA BENTON KANDIYOHI MEEKER MORRISON STEARNS TODD IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA DOUGLAS POPE STEVENS SWIFT THIS...

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 593 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA BENTON KANDIYOHI MEEKER MORRISON STEARNS TODD IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA DOUGLAS POPE STEVENS SWIFT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, BENSON, GLENWOOD, LITCHFIELD, LITTLE FALLS, LONG PRAIRIE, MONTEVIDEO, MORRIS, SAUK RAPIDS, ST CLOUD, AND WILLMAR.

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    Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 17 at 6:54PM CDT until August 18 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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