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 1 COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA PINE IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN BURNETT SAWYER WASHBURN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF GRANTSBURG, HAYWARD, HINCKLEY, PINE CITY, SHELL LAKE, AND SPOONER. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE ST. CROIX BAND IN BURNETT COUNTY, THE LAC COURTE OREILLES RESERVATION AND THE MILLE LACS BAND, LENA LAKE AND, HINCKLEY AREAS.