The National Severe Storms forecast center has issued a Tornado Watch in effect until 1am for the following counties:
Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Le Sueur, Martin, Mcleod, Meeker, Nicollet, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift