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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, MN — Apr 17, 2026

NWS ARX · ETN 22 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office ARX issued a tornado warning at 20:07 UTC on Apr 17, 2026. The warning was in effect for 38 minutes, ending at Apr 17, 2026 20:45 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 44.29, -92.13, moving east-northeast at about 44 mph.

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Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
Cream Buffalo, WI UNK This EF3 tornado (maximum estimated wind speed 140 mph) formed a few miles southwest of the town of Cream around 3:27 pm and traveled 8 miles to the northeast finally l (ARX)
3 W Blair Trempealeau, WI UNK The 6 mile EF1 tornado first touched down around 4:08 pm west-northwest of Blair and tracked east affecting mainly rural areas. The track was a few miles north of Blair (ARX)
3 SE Osseo Trempealeau, WI UNK This EF1-rated tornado touched down near Interstate 94 where County Road B nearly intersects about 3 miles southeast of Osseo WI. The tornado affected rural areas causi (ARX)
1 W Osseo Trempealeau, WI UNK Numerous houses and trees damaged along County Rd K and Old 17. (ARX)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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