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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this tornado warning at Apr 13, 2026, 7:11 PM CDT for Faribault County, Minnesota. It was in force for 49 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, 7:11 PM CDT (00:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2026, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
County Faribault County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:20 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 W Elmore, MN | Tornado on video. Location and time approximate. |
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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 141 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -175 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1158 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted.
683
WFUS53 KMPX 140011
TORMPX
MNC043-140115-
/O.NEW.KMPX.TO.W.0006.260414T0011Z-260414T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
711 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Faribault County in south central Minnesota...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 711 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles west of Elmore, or 14 miles southeast of
Fairmont, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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...
Elmore, Blue Earth and Frost.
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 4356 9425 4374 9409 4354 9388 4350 9398
4350 9425
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 229DEG 12KT 4350 9425
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
JRB3 follow-up statements
022
WWUS53 KMPX 140033
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
733 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026
MNC043-140115-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260414T0115Z/
Faribault MN-
733 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FARIBAULT COUNTY...
At 733 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Elmore, or 20 miles east of Fairmont, moving
northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Elmore, Blue Earth and Frost.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building
away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself
from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4358 9415 4370 9405 4354 9388 4350 9398
4350 9422
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 238DEG 14KT 4349 9420
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
JRB689
WWUS53 KMPX 140048
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
748 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026
MNC043-140115-
/O.CON.KMPX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260414T0115Z/
Faribault MN-
748 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL FARIBAULT COUNTY...
At 748 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Frost, or 25 miles east of Fairmont, moving
northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
Frost.
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 4357 9402 4365 9399 4354 9388 4350 9398
4350 9405
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 240DEG 16KT 4355 9405
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
JRB376
WWUS53 KMPX 140100
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
800 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026
MNC043-140110-
/O.CAN.KMPX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260414T0115Z/
Faribault MN-
800 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026
...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FARIBAULT COUNTY...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT Monday for a
portion of south central Minnesota.
&&
LAT...LON 4357 9402 4365 9399 4354 9388 4350 9398
4350 9405
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 240DEG 16KT 4358 9397
$$
JRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Waseca | 53 min |
| Apr 13, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Martin | 35 min |
| Apr 13, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele | 53 min |
| Apr 13, 7:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Waseca | 44 min |
| Apr 13, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan | 23 min |
| Apr 13, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Waseca | 29 min |
| Apr 13, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 60 min |
| Apr 13, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 51 min |
| Apr 13, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Martin | 17 min |
| Apr 14, 4:42 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault and 16 more | 4 hr |
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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.