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Tornado Warning 7, NWS La Crosse, WI

April 14, 2026Grant County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2026, 5:29 PM CDT for Grant County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 14, 2026, 5:29 PM CDT (22:29 UTC)
Expired
Apr 14, 2026, 5:55 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
1.0 in

County Grant County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 14, 2:33 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 315 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2026-04-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2026-04-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 94 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
867 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

392 
WFUS53 KARX 142229
TORARX
WIC043-142315-
/O.NEW.KARX.TO.W.0007.260414T2229Z-260414T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
529 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Grant County in southwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 529 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Fennimore, or
  10 miles north of Lancaster, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* The tornado will be near...
  Fennimore around 535 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Montfort, Preston, and Centerville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4301 9077 4308 9043 4295 9043 4294 9074
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 264DEG 21KT 4299 9070 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

Baumgardt
1 follow-up statement
009 
WWUS53 KARX 142255
SVSARX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
555 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

WIC043-142305-
/O.CAN.KARX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260414T2315Z/
Grant WI-
555 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southwestern
Wisconsin.

&&

LAT...LON 4301 9077 4308 9043 4295 9043 4294 9074
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 264DEG 21KT 4301 9049 

$$

Baumgardt

The office that day

Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 13, 7:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXJackson, Monroe56 min
Apr 13, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatARXClark38 min
Apr 13, 8:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXBuffalo32 min
Apr 13, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXJackson, Juneau, Monroe46 min
Apr 13, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXMonroe41 min
Apr 13, 9:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXTrempealeau13 min
Apr 13, 9:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXJuneau9 days
Apr 13, 9:41 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXJackson55 hr
Apr 13, 9:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXMonroe59 min
Apr 13, 10:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXMonroe3 hr
Apr 13, 11:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXGrant, Richland35 min
Apr 14, 4:16 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryARXBuffalo, Clark, Jackson, Trempealeau4 hr
Apr 14, 4:47 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXLa Crosse, Trempealeau5 days
Apr 14, 5:40 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXBuffalo, Trempealeau49 hr
Apr 14, 10:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchARXBuffalo, Trempealeau18 hr
Apr 14, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXLa Crosse, Monroe, Vernon43 min
Apr 14, 4:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatARXMonroe, Vernon52 min
Apr 14, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXGrant, Richland48 min
Apr 14, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXJuneau50 min
Apr 14, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXGrant31 min
Apr 14, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXJackson, Monroe42 min
Apr 14, 5:37 PM CDTTornado WarningARXJuneau, Vernon23 min
Apr 14, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXVernon23 min
Apr 14, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXGrant35 min
Apr 14, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXAdams, Juneau46 min
Apr 14, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXGrant40 min
Apr 14, 6:10 PM CDTTornado WarningARXAdams20 min
Apr 14, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXAdams, Juneau25 min
Apr 14, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatARXGrant25 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.