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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN

April 13, 2026Rice County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 13, 2026, 3:54 PM CDT for Rice County, Minnesota. It was in force for 35 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 13, 2026, 3:54 PM CDT (20:54 UTC)
Expired: Apr 13, 2026, 4:29 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Destructive
Hail: 3.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Rice County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 13, 4:00 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	2 W Dennison, MN	Reported relayed via Slack.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 13, 3:11 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 68 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 8 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -259 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1506 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 124 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 229 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

189 
WUUS53 KMPX 132054
SVRMPX
MNC131-132145-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0004.260413T2054Z-260413T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
354 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Rice County in south central Minnesota...

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 354 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Nerstrand, or
  7 miles east of Faribault, moving east at 20 mph.

  THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR CANNON CITY.

  HAZARD...Three inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Trained spotters reported 3 inch hail near Cannon City.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured.
           Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs,
           siding, and vehicles.

* Locations impacted include...
  Ruskin, Nerstrand Big Woods State Park and Nerstrand.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter now inside an interior room on the lowest floor of a
well-built structure. This storm has produced destructive hail and is
capable of producing damaging winds.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT Monday for a
portion of south central Minnesota.

&&

LAT...LON 4425 9324 4438 9327 4445 9304 4426 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 249DEG 16KT 4433 9316

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...3.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JRB

2 follow-up statements

922 
WWUS53 KMPX 132120
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
420 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026

MNC131-132145-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260413T2145Z/
Rice MN-
420 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL RICE COUNTY...

At 420 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Nerstrand, or
10 miles southeast of Northfield, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained spotters reported two inch hail.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
  Nerstrand Big Woods State Park and Nerstrand.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure
and stay away from windows. This storm has produced dangerous hail
and is capable of producing damaging winds.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT Monday for a
portion of south central Minnesota.

&&

LAT...LON 4426 9311 4442 9312 4445 9304 4426 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 249DEG 16KT 4433 9315

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Dunleavy

370 
WWUS53 KMPX 132129
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
429 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026

MNC131-132139-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260413T2145Z/
Rice MN-
429 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL RICE
COUNTY...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT Monday for a
portion of south central Minnesota.

&&

LAT...LON 4426 9311 4442 9312 4445 9304 4426 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 249DEG 16KT 4437 9299

$$

JRB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 13, 3:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota, Goodhue, Rice	41 min
Apr 13, 3:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Goodhue	43 min
Apr 13, 3:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Rice	35 min
Apr 13, 4:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Goodhue	58 min
Apr 13, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Goodhue	61 min
Apr 13, 5:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Goodhue	5 hr
Apr 13, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Goodhue	53 min
Apr 13, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Martin, Watonwan	48 min
Apr 13, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Le Sueur, Nicollet	50 min
Apr 13, 5:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Martin, Watonwan	47 min
Apr 13, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota, Le Sueur, Rice	61 min
Apr 13, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet	56 min
Apr 13, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Le Sueur, Rice	65 min
Apr 13, 6:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin	47 min
Apr 13, 6:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Faribault, Martin	65 min
Apr 13, 6:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Watonwan	58 min
Apr 13, 6:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Watonwan	67 min
Apr 13, 6:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Rice, Steele, Waseca	42 min
Apr 13, 6:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Goodhue	53 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.