Rochester Area Under Severe Thunderstorm Watch This Evening

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - The Rochester area has been included in a severe thunderstorm watch issued the National Weather Service.

Olmsted County is on the eastern edge of the watch area, which covers a large portion of southern Minnesota, including Owatonna, Red Wing, Austin, Albert Lea, Mankato, and the Twin Cities area. Forecasters are indicating that strong thunderstorms could develop in south-central Minnesota and move across southeastern Minnesota this evening.

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The forecast for the Rochester area indicates showers and thunderstorms are likely through late tonight and could produce precipitation totals between three-quarters and an inch of rain. A chance of showers and storms will continue through the morning on Friday.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 140
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
345 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 140 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

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103-109-123-131-139-143-147-157-161-163-165-171-180300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0140.250417T2045Z-250418T0300Z/

MN
. MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BLUE EARTH BROWN CARVER
COTTONWOOD DAKOTA DODGE
FARIBAULT FREEBORN GOODHUE
HENNEPIN JACKSON LE SUEUR
MARTIN MCLEOD MOWER
NICOLLET OLMSTED RAMSEY
RICE SCOTT SIBLEY
STEELE WABASHA WASECA
WASHINGTON WATONWAN WRIGHT