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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Twin Cities, MN

April 13, 2026Goodhue County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 13, 2026, 5:22 PM CDT for Goodhue County, Minnesota. It was in force for 53 min. 4 reports 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, 5:22 PM CDT (22:22 UTC)
Expired: Apr 13, 2026, 6:15 PM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Goodhue County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 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, 5:45 PM CDT	HAIL 2	8 W Lake City, MN
Apr 13, 5:50 PM CDT	HAIL 2	2 Ssw Frontenac Station, MN
Apr 13, 5:59 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Lake City, MN	Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
Apr 13, 6:00 PM CDT	HAIL 2	Lake City, MN

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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 104 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

595 
WUUS53 KMPX 132222
SVRMPX
MNC049-132315-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0009.260413T2222Z-260413T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
522 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Goodhue County in southeastern Minnesota...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 522 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Goodhue, or
  11 miles south of Red Wing, moving east at 30 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...
  Zumbrota, Goodhue, Bellechester, Frontenac, Frontenac State Park
  and Central Point.

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 southeast Minnesota.

&&

LAT...LON 4429 9269 4451 9268 4454 9231 4453 9231
      4452 9230 4450 9230 4449 9229 4447 9228
      4447 9226 4445 9224 4445 9243 4437 9243
      4437 9255 4429 9255
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 267DEG 23KT 4441 9261

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JRB

2 follow-up statements

372 
WWUS53 KMPX 132240
SVSMPX

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

MNC049-132315-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260413T2315Z/
Goodhue MN-
540 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL GOODHUE COUNTY...

At 540 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Frontenac, or
10 miles southeast of Red Wing, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated very large 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...
  Bellechester, Frontenac, Frontenac State Park and Central Point.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4437 9258 4452 9257 4454 9232 4452 9230
      4450 9230 4449 9229 4448 9229 4447 9228
      4447 9227 4446 9225 4445 9224 4445 9243
      4437 9243
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 263DEG 25KT 4444 9257

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JRB

569 
WWUS53 KMPX 132306
SVSMPX

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

MNC049-132316-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260413T2315Z/
Goodhue MN-
606 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL GOODHUE COUNTY...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4437 9258 4452 9257 4454 9232 4452 9230
      4450 9230 4449 9229 4448 9229 4447 9228
      4447 9227 4446 9225 4445 9224 4445 9243
      4437 9243
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 263DEG 25KT 4445 9240

$$

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, 3:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MPX	Rice	35 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, 5:27 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.