Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Cottonwood and Jackson Counties, Minnesota
This alert is no longer in effect.
NOAA issued it on April 13, 2026, 4 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
Areazine synthesizes this NWS weather alert directly from NOAA's official public data feed. See our methodology for full source attribution and refresh cadence.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for parts of southwestern Minnesota until 7:15 PM CDT, with hazards including 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar-sized hail.
Read this weather record in 30 seconds
- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southwestern Minnesota
- Issued
- April 13, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS National Office
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southwestern Minnesota.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Southwestern Minnesota
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls, SD. It is effective from 6:27 PM CDT on April 13, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning affects Northwestern Jackson County and Southern Cottonwood County in southwestern Minnesota, including areas such as Windom and Bingham Lake.
What You Should Do
Remain alert for a possible tornado. If you spot a tornado, go at once into the basement or a small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
Expected Conditions
Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter.
Timeline
The warning is effective from 6:27 PM CDT until 7:15 PM CDT on April 13, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
Related Weather Alerts
All Weather Alerts →Nationwide notices with similar length or severity timing 8
Two Areazine-derived peer sets for this NWS weather alert: nearest notices by body length and by same severity near the same agency date. Peers come from other categories so they are not the same-feed Related list above.
Similar body length
Nearest notices by article body length (904 characters here).
Similar severity timing
Same severity (high) notices issued closest in time to April 13, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this NWS weather alert.