Tornado Watch Issued for Northeast Iowa, Southeast Minnesota, and Southwest Wisconsin

A tornado watch has been issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Prediction Center for portions of Northeast Iowa, Southeast Minnesota, and Southwest Wisconsin. The watch is effective from 2:55 PM to 10:00 PM CDT on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. The primary threats include a couple of tornadoes and scattered damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph. Isolated supercell thunderstorms are expected to intensify in the next few hours across southern Minnesota, posing a risk of a few tornadoes and damaging wind gusts.

Key Takeaways:

• The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles west-northwest of Fairmont, MN, to 45 miles east of La Crosse, WI.
• The watch area includes Northeast Iowa, Southeast Minnesota, and Southwest Wisconsin.
• Isolated supercell thunderstorms are likely to intensify in the next few hours across southern Minnesota, in a moist and moderately sheared environment.
• These storms will track eastward across the watch area, posing a risk of a few tornadoes and damaging wind gusts.
• The tornado watch remains in effect until 10:00 PM CDT on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
• Persons in the watch area should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings.

Statistics:

• The probability of 2 or more tornadoes is 30% (Moderate).
• The probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes is 10% (Low).
• The probability of 10 or more severe wind events is 40% (Moderate).
• The probability of 1 or more wind events of 65 knots is 20% (Low).

Sources:

• National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Prediction Center
• NWS Watch Outline Update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1)
• SAW1 WW 461 TORNADO IA MN WI 251955Z -- 260300Z
• Tornado Watch Number 461
• US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)