Tornado in Watonwan County, Minnesota
Tornado April 13, 2026 · Watonwan County, Minnesota
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 25 yards (0.01 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
This tornado was witnessed by multiple storm chasers. The location is approximate and based on video from various chasers. It crossed open fields and appeared to not hit any damage indicators.
The wider storm
A southward moving cold front tracked across central and southern MN early Monday morning before stalling near Redwood Falls, MN over to Eau Claire, WI. Morning stratus associated with this frontal boundary aided an increased thermal gradient along this boundary. Later in the afternoon, a surface low centered over eastern Nebraska advected unstable air into much of southern MN. This airmass converged on the pre-existing stationary boundary which led to the initiation of several severe thunderstorms. Many thunderstorms produced large to very large hail measuring as large as 3.5 in diameter as well as four tornadoes across southern Minnesota.
Began near Lewisville (43.8689, -94.4598).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1328937. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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