Minnesota, Wisconsin Tornado Watch | Effective 04/17/2026 10:43

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 17 at 12:43PM CDT until April 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 10:43am
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 129 UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 128. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA DODGE FILLMORE HOUSTON MOWER OLMSTED WABASHA WINONA IN WISCONSIN THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN ADAMS CLARK JUNEAU IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BUFFALO JACKSON LA CROSSE MONROE TREMPEALEAU THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALMA, ARCADIA, AUSTIN, BLACK RIVER FALLS, CALEDONIA, DODGE CENTER, FRIENDSHIP, LA CROSSE, MAUSTON, NEILLSVILLE, PRESTON, ROCHESTER, SPARTA, TOMAH, WABASHA, WHITEHALL, AND WINONA.
Area Description: 
Dodge, MN; Fillmore, MN; Houston, MN; Mower, MN; Olmsted, MN; Wabasha, MN; Winona, MN; Adams, WI; Buffalo, WI; Clark, WI; Jackson, WI; Juneau, WI; La Crosse, WI; Monroe, WI; Trempealeau, WI
Forcast Office: 
NWS La Crosse WI
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov