Tornado Warning — Warned Area, IA — Apr 17, 2026
NWS ARX · ETN 12 · National Weather Service warning
Event Summary
The National Weather Service office ARX issued a tornado warning at 19:05 UTC on Apr 17, 2026. The warning was in effect for 40 minutes, ending at Apr 17, 2026 19:45 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 43.40, -92.85, moving east-northeast at about 28 mph.
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Counties Affected
Storm Reports
| Time | Location | County / State | EF | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
| 1 NNW Saratoga | Howard, IA | Unrated | *** 1 INJ *** Tornado confirmed via photos from Riceville firefighter. One house reported damaged. A box truck was also directly hit by the tornado and forced into a di (ARX) | |
| 1 NNW Saratoga | Howard, IA | Unrated | *** 1 INJ *** Tornado confirmed via photos from Riceville firefighter. One house reported damaged. A box truck was also directly hit by the tornado and forced into a di (ARX) | |
| 1 WNW Saratoga | Howard, IA | EF0° | *** 1 INJ *** This tornado developed northwest of Saratoga and tracked northeast... damaging one outbuilding during its existence... supporting an EF0 rating with maxim (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).