Tornado Warning — Warned Area, MN — Apr 17, 2026
NWS ARX · ETN 11 · National Weather Service warning
Event Summary
The National Weather Service office ARX issued a tornado warning at 18:52 UTC on Apr 17, 2026. The warning was in effect for 53 minutes, ending at Apr 17, 2026 19:45 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 43.88, -92.71, moving east at about 32 mph.
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Counties Affected
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Storm Reports
| Time | Location | County / State | EF | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 NE Sargeant | Dodge, MN | EF0° | This EF0 tornado affected mainly rural areas southeast of Oslo MN with estimated max winds around 80 mph. Mainly farm outbuildings and trees sustained light damage duri (ARX) | |
| 1 N Stewartville | Olmsted, MN | EF2° | This EF-2 tornado (estimated peak wind 130 mph) formed just northeast of Stewartville around 2:17 pm and traveled about 10 miles northeast damaging numerous homes and f (ARX) | |
| 4 NE Rochester | Olmsted, MN | Unrated | The tornado began in a northeast suburb of Rochester at around 2:30 pm with just shingle damage to homes and traveled northeast into more rural areas. The first portion (ARX) | |
| 4 N Stewartville | Olmsted, MN | Unrated | Rochester Tower reported tornado on the ground near Highway 63. (ARX) | |
| 4 N Stewartville | Olmsted, MN | Unrated | Rochester Tower reported tornado on the ground near Highway 63. (ARX) | |
| 2 E Viola | Olmsted, MN | EF2° | The EF2 tornado affected mainly rural areas northeast of Rochester MN beginning about 5 miles east-northeast of Viola in Olmsted county around 2:46 pm. The tornado trac (ARX) | |
| 2 N Elgin | Wabasha, MN | Unrated | Tornado touched down north of Elgin where it flipped a semi. It caused damage on 2 farmsteads. Ended 1 3/4 miles north of 247 near County Rd 2. (ARX) | |
| 2 NNW Elgin | Wabasha, MN | Unrated | Tornado touched down north of Elgin where it flipped a semi. It caused damage on 2 farmsteads. Ended 1 3/4 miles north of 247 near County Rd 2. (ARX) | |
| 4 S Plainview | Wabasha, MN | Unrated | Tornado caused roof damage and removed a barn off of its foundation at 50500 County Rd... Plainview... MN. Residents saw the tornado and took shelter in a basement. No (ARX) |
Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys. ° = rating parsed from the NWS damage-survey text quoted in the SPC report narrative (derived, not an official F-scale entry).