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Tornado Watch issued October 28 at 3:42PM CDT until October 28 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN, United States of America
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 698 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA
BENTON MCLEOD SHERBURNE
SIBLEY WRIGHT
IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
ANOKA CARVER CHISAGO
DAKOTA HENNEPIN ISANTI
KANABEC MILLE LACS RAMSEY
SCOTT WASHINGTON
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
LE SUEUR NICOLLET RICE
IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
GOODHUE
IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN
BARRON POLK RUSK
IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
CHIPPEWA DUNN EAU CLAIRE
PEPIN PIERCE ST. CROIX
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLAINE, CAMBRIDGE, CENTER CITY,
CHANHASSEN, CHASKA, CHIPPEWA FALLS, DURAND, EAU CLAIRE,
ELK RIVER, FARIBAULT, GAYLORD, HASTINGS, HUDSON, HUTCHINSON,
LADYSMITH, LE SUEUR, MENOMONIE, MINNEAPOLIS, MONTICELLO, MORA,
OSCEOLA, PRINCETON, RED WING, RICE LAKE, RIVER FALLS,
SAUK RAPIDS, SHAKOPEE, ST PAUL, ST PETER, STILLWATER,
AND VICTORIA.
Measurements
| Coordinates | 39.9645, -100.8105 |
|---|---|
| Region | Anoka, MN; Benton, MN; Carver, MN; Chisago, MN; Dakota, MN; Goodhue, MN; Hennepin, MN; Isanti, MN; Kanabec, MN; Le Sueur, MN; McLeod, MN; Mille Lacs, MN; N |
| Location Precision | country |
| Issuing Authority | United States of America — us-noaa-nws-en |
| Cap Urgency | Future |
| Cap Certainty | Possible |
| Cap Expires | 2026-10-28T21:00:00-05:00 |
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Area as the agency stated it: Anoka, MN; Benton, MN; Carver, MN; Chisago, MN; Dakota, MN; Goodhue, MN; Hennepin, MN; Isanti, MN; Kanabec, MN; Le Sueur, MN; McLeod, MN; Mille Lacs, MN; N
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