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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Apr 13, 2026, 4:09 PM CDT for Goodhue County, Minnesota. It was in force for 58 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, 4:09 PM CDT (21:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2026, 5:07 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.75 in
County Goodhue County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 4:45 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 5 W Hader, MN | Delayed report relayed with a photo via NWSChat. |
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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 74 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
090
WFUS53 KMPX 132109
TORMPX
MNC049-132215-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0002.260413T2109Z-260413T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
409 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Goodhue County in southeastern Minnesota...
* Until 515 PM CDT.
* At 409 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Nerstrand, or 8 miles southeast of Northfield,
moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and baseball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
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.
* Locations impacted include...
Wastedo, Wanamingo and Hader.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building
away from 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 4442 9304 4447 9279 4429 9277 4428 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 256DEG 14KT 4435 9308
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
$$
JRB2 follow-up statements
194
WWUS53 KMPX 132145
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
445 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026
MNC049-132215-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260413T2215Z/
Goodhue MN-
445 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GOODHUE COUNTY...
At 445 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles south of Cannon Falls, or 14 miles east of
Northfield, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Wastedo, Wanamingo and Hader.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building
away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself
from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4442 9299 4447 9279 4429 9277 4432 9298
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 253DEG 13KT 4435 9308
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
$$
Dunleavy804 WWUS53 KMPX 132207 SVSMPX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 507 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026 MNC049-132217- /O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260413T2215Z/ Goodhue MN- 507 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026 ...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWESTERN GOODHUE COUNTY... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, heavy rain is still possible with this thunderstorm. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT Monday for a portion of southeast Minnesota. && LAT...LON 4442 9299 4447 9279 4429 9277 4432 9298 TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 254DEG 13KT 4439 9290 $$ 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 | MPX | Goodhue | 43 min |
| Apr 13, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 35 min |
| Apr 13, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Rice | 35 min |
| Apr 13, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 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 | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice | 65 min |
| Apr 13, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | 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.