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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
202 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
241915-
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-
Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-
Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk-
St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire-
202 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and
southern Minnesota, and west central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and
evening, favoring southern and eastern Minnesota and western
Wisconsin. The primary threat is wind, with secondary threats
being hail/tornado.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Near critical fire weather conditions are possible Friday
afternoon over west central through southwest Minnesota.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation will likely be needed.

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 135
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
145 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 135 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

MNC003-009-013-015-019-025-033-037-039-043-047-049-053-059-063-
065-079-085-091-093-095-097-099-103-109-115-123-127-129-131-139-
141-143-145-147-157-161-163-165-171-240100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0135.260423T1845Z-260424T0100Z/

MN
.    MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ANOKA                BENTON              BLUE EARTH
BROWN                CARVER              CHISAGO
COTTONWOOD           DAKOTA              DODGE
FARIBAULT            FREEBORN            GOODHUE
HENNEPIN             ISANTI              JACKSON
KANABEC              LE SUEUR            MARTIN
MCLEOD               MEEKER              MILLE LACS
MORRISON             MOWER               NICOLLET
OLMSTED              PINE                RAMSEY
REDWOOD              RENVILLE            RICE
SCOTT                SHERBURNE           SIBLEY
STEARNS              STEELE              WABASHA
WASECA               WASHINGTON          WATONWAN
WRIGHT
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