Southern Minnesota Live Weather

04/13/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
604 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Blue Earth County in south central Minnesota... Southeastern Brown County in south central Minnesota... Central Nicollet County in south central Minnesota...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 604 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles south of Sleepy Eye, or 16 miles southwest of New Ulm, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Hanska, New Ulm Airport, Searles, Flandrau State Park, New Ulm and Courtland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT Monday for a portion of south central Minnesota.

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TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 245DEG 19KT 4414 9471

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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CTG

04/12/2026

BIG-TIME THREAT TOMORROW along the warm front southern Minnesota into Wisconsin!

The Dominator 3 is blasting to the Upper Midwest for a outbreak threat tomorrow late afternoon and evening.

Supercells should erupt by 4 pm and quickly develop tornado potential.

Stay tuned in this target area

03/14/2026

02/28/2026

Mesoscale Discussion 0122
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0535 AM CST Sat Feb 28 2026

Areas affected...Northeast South Dakota into parts of southwest Minnesota

Concerning...Heavy snow

Valid 281135Z - 281400Z

SUMMARY...A band of moderate to heavy snow is moving slowly eastward across northeast South Dakota and into southwest Minnesota.

DISCUSSION...A narrow band of around 1 inch+ per hour snowfall rates is moving slowly eastward across northeast South Dakota and into southwest Minnesota. Observations are somewhat limited within this narrow band, but where the heaviest snow has been observed, less than 1/4 mile visibility was observed in Redfield, SD. This band is associated with strong frontogenesis centered between 850 and 700mb. This band will drift slowly eastward through the morning and will be mostly across southern Minnesota by mid-day. Frontogenesis strength should maintain through the afternoon. However, drier air across Minnesota may lessen rates somewhat as this band shifts east.
.Bentley.. 02/28/2026
..Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

ATTN...WFO...MPX...FSD...ABR...

08/18/2025

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
821 PM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Sibley County in central Minnesota... Northern Blue Earth County in south central Minnesota... Southeastern Brown County in south central Minnesota... Le Sueur County in south central Minnesota... Nicollet County in south central Minnesota... Northeastern Watonwan County in south central Minnesota...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 821 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Courtland, or 10 miles southeast of New Ulm, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Mankato, New Ulm, North Mankato, St. Peter, Le Sueur, Lake Crystal, Le Center, Eagle Lake, Madelia, Waterville, Nicollet, Madison Lake, Kasota, Elysian, Courtland, Hanska, Cleveland, Judson, Oshawa and Skyline.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds.

Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure.

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TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 244DEG 49KT 4421 9431

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...

08/18/2025

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
809 PM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BROWN... SOUTHEASTERN NICOLLET...NORTHWESTERN BLUE EARTH AND EASTERN WATONWAN COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CDT...

At 809 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hanska, or 15 miles south of New Ulm, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include... Mankato, North Mankato, St. James, Lake Crystal, Madelia, Nicollet, Good Thunder, Hanska, Vernon Center, Lewisville, Garden City, Judson, Oshawa, La Salle, Searles, Grogan, St James Airport, Minneopa State Park and Echols.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.

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TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 254DEG 32KT 4410 9451

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH

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BED

08/09/2025

Mesoscale Discussion 1905
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0839 PM CDT Fri Aug 08 2025

Areas affected...Eastern South Dakota into central Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin

Concerning...Severe potential...Watch likely

Valid 090139Z - 090345Z

Probability of Watch Issuance...80 percent

SUMMARY...Thunderstorm development is anticipated across eastern South Dakota into southwest Minnesota in the coming hours. These storms will quickly intensify and pose a threat for large hail and severe gusts downstream into central Minnesota and eventually northwest Wisconsin later tonight. Watch issuance is expected.

DISCUSSION...Recent GOES IR imagery shows the early stages of deepening updrafts along a cold front to the north/northwest of the Sioux Falls, SD area and south of Alexandria, MN. Based on 00z soundings from ABR and OAX, this portion of the front appears to have sufficiently weak MLCIN to allow for convective development, which has been anticipated by afternoon/early-evening CAM guidance during the 02-04 UTC period. As such, confidence is somewhat high that this is the beginning of tonight's more appreciable severe threat across the upper MS Valley. Regional 00z soundings also sampled steep-mid-level lapse rates supporting extreme MLCAPE values on the order of 4000-4500 J/kg. While deep-layer shear within the open warm sector is somewhat weak (around 15-20 per the MPX sounding), northerly post-frontal winds are elongating hodographs within the frontal zone and should promote organized convection shortly after sustained/deep initiation. While a few initial supercells are possible (with an attendant threat for large hail), upscale growth is expected through the late evening hours across central/northeast MN and northwest WI with an increasing risk for severe winds and perhaps brief line-embedded tornadoes - within the warm sector where 0-1 km SRH is on the order of around 100-150 m2/s2. Watch issuance is expected to address this potential.
.Moore/Guyer.. 08/09/2025
..Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

ATTN...WFO...DLH...MPX...FGF...FSD...ABR...

MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...85-115 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...65-80 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...1.50-2.50 IN

07/19/2025

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 524
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
810 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northwest Iowa Southwest Minnesota Central and Northeast Nebraska Southeast South Dakota

* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 810 PM until 300 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Widely scattered intense thunderstorms including supercells will develop and track across the watch area into the overnight period. Large hail and damaging wind gusts are the primary concerns.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles west northwest of North Platte NE to 45 miles north northeast of Fairmont MN. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes.

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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 29025.
..Hart

07/08/2025

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
711 PM CDT Mon Jul 7 2025

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Brown County in south central Minnesota... Watonwan County in south central Minnesota...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 711 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 6 miles northeast of Sleepy Eye to 18 miles southwest of Comfrey, or along a line from 11 miles west of New Ulm to 39 miles northwest of Fairmont, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... St. James, Sleepy Eye, Madelia, Butterfield, Hanska, Comfrey, Lewisville, South Branch, Darfur, Odin, La Salle, Sveadahl, St James Airport, Grogan, Echols and Searles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.

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TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 303DEG 26KT 4437 9468 4425 9482 4410 9493
4391 9514

06/16/2025

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 423
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
552 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2025

TORNADO WATCH 423 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

MN MINNESOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

AITKIN ANOKA BENTON
BLUE EARTH BROWN CARLTON
CARVER CASS CHISAGO
CROW WING DAKOTA DOUGLAS
HENNEPIN ISANTI ITASCA
KANABEC KANDIYOHI LE SUEUR
MCLEOD MEEKER MILLE LACS
MORRISON NICOLLET PINE
POPE RAMSEY ST. LOUIS
SCOTT SHERBURNE SIBLEY
STEARNS TODD WASHINGTON
WATONWAN WRIGHT