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Tornado Watch issued October 28 at 3:42PM CDT until October 28 at

Affecting 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; Nicollet, MN; Ramsey, MN; Rice, MN; Scott, MN; Sherburne, MN; Sibley, MN; Washington, MN; Wright, MN; Barron, WI; Chippewa, WI; Dunn, WI; Eau Claire, WI; Pepin, WI; Pierce, WI; Polk, WI; Rusk, WI; St. Croix, WI

In effect until: Oct 29, 2026, 2:00 AM

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; Nicollet, MN; Ramsey, MN; Rice, MN; Scott, MN; Sherburne, MN; Sibley, MN; Washington, MN; Wright, MN; Barron, WI; Chippewa, WI; Dunn, WI; Eau Claire, WI; Pepin, WI; Pierce, WI; Polk, WI; Rusk, WI; St. Croix, WI

Possible impact zone across 29 counties in MN and WI; conditions develop through 2:00 AM.

Move to an interior room on the lowest floor now. Stay away from windows and cover your head.

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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.

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