NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MNTO.W 0014May 17, 2026
Tornado Warning: Faribault and Freeborn, MN
The National Weather Service office in Twin Cities/Chanhassen issued a tornado warning for Faribault and Freeborn in Minnesota, which was in force until 10:45 p.m. local time on May 17. It was the 14th tornado warning the NWS office in Twin Cities/Chanhassen issued in 2026. Minnesota had 12 tornado warnings in May 2026, against 13 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Minnesota's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 53 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
- Area
- Faribault and Freeborn
- State
- Minnesota
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:52 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
- Expires
- 10:45 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMPX TO.W 0014
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Minnesota since 2008Every warning type in Minnesota
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The notice as issued
TORMPX The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Faribault County in south central Minnesota... Freeborn County in south central Minnesota... * Until 1045 PM CDT. * At 952 PM CDT, a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes and 70 mph wind gusts was located along a line from over Elmore to Britt in northern Iowa, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This tornado will be near... Bricelyn around 1010 PM CDT. Emmons, Mansfield, Wells and Alden around 1020 PM CDT. Twin Lakes and Conger around 1025 PM CDT. Freeborn and Albert Lea around 1030 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by the tornado include Kiester, Walters, Brush Creek, Baroda and Albert Lea Airport.
What the agency told people to do
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. This storm has a history of producing tornadoes. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.