NWS La Crosse WITO.W 0023April 17, 2026
Tornado Warning: Fillmore, MN
The National Weather Service office in La Crosse issued a tornado warning for Fillmore in Minnesota, which was in force until 3:45 p.m. local time on April 17. It was the 23rd tornado warning the NWS office in La Crosse issued in 2026. Minnesota had 21 tornado warnings in April 2026, against 2 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Minnesota's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 36 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, La Crosse WI
- Area
- Fillmore
- State
- Minnesota
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:09 p.m. CDT, April 17, 2026
- Expires
- 3:45 p.m. CDT, April 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KARX TO.W 0023
- 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
TORARX The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota... * Until 345 PM CDT. * At 309 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Lime Springs, or 11 miles southwest of Preston, moving northeast at 45 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 dangerous storm will be near... Harmony around 320 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Henrytown, Choice, York, Hutton, Greenleafton, Peterson, and Granger.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid 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.
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.