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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 11:04 PM Apr. 13, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Blue Earth County in south central Minnesota... Southeastern Brown County in south central Minnesota... Central Nicollet County in south central Minnesota... * Until 700 PM CDT. * At 604 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles south of Sleepy Eye, or 16 miles southwest of New Ulm, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Hanska, New Ulm Airport, Searles, Flandrau State Park, New Ulm and Courtland. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT Monday for a portion of south central Minnesota. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Tornado Watch
Issued: 8:12 PM Apr. 13, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 103 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BLUE EARTH BROWN FARIBAULT FREEBORN LE SUEUR MARTIN NICOLLET RICE STEELE WASECA WATONWAN IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA GOODHUE IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN CHIPPEWA DUNN EAU CLAIRE PEPIN PIERCE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBERT LEA, BLUE EARTH, CHIPPEWA FALLS, DURAND, EAU CLAIRE, FAIRMONT, FARIBAULT, LE SUEUR, MANKATO, MENOMONIE, NEW ULM, OWATONNA, RED WING, RIVER FALLS, ST JAMES, ST PETER, AND WASECA.
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