Minnesota, Wisconsin Tornado Watch | Effective 04/13/2026 13:11

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 13 at 3:11PM CDT until April 13 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 13, 2026 - 1:11pm
Expires: 
April 13, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 103 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BLUE EARTH BROWN FARIBAULT FREEBORN LE SUEUR MARTIN NICOLLET RICE STEELE WASECA WATONWAN IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA GOODHUE IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN CHIPPEWA DUNN EAU CLAIRE PEPIN PIERCE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBERT LEA, BLUE EARTH, CHIPPEWA FALLS, DURAND, EAU CLAIRE, FAIRMONT, FARIBAULT, LE SUEUR, MANKATO, MENOMONIE, NEW ULM, OWATONNA, RED WING, RIVER FALLS, ST JAMES, ST PETER, AND WASECA.
Area Description: 
Blue Earth, MN; Brown, MN; Faribault, MN; Freeborn, MN; Goodhue, MN; Le Sueur, MN; Martin, MN; Nicollet, MN; Rice, MN; Steele, MN; Waseca, MN; Watonwan, MN; Chippewa, WI; Dunn, WI; Eau Claire, WI; Pepin, WI; Pierce, WI
Forcast Office: 
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov