<alert><identifier>urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b0f65f1fe1656f36ae1e1fe5d433c7dffdf6f52a.001.1.IPAWS</identifier><sender>w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov</sender><sent>2026-05-17T21:52:00-05:00</sent><status>Actual</status><msgType>Alert</msgType><scope>Public</scope><code>IPAWSv1.0</code><info><language>en-US</language><category>Met</category><event>Tornado Warning</event><responseType>Shelter</responseType><urgency>Immediate</urgency><severity>Extreme</severity><certainty>Observed</certainty><eventCode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>TOR</value></eventCode><eventCode><valueName>NationalWeatherService</valueName><value>TOW</value></eventCode><effective>2026-05-17T21:52:00-05:00</effective><onset>2026-05-17T21:52:00-05:00</onset><expires>2026-05-17T22:45:00-05:00</expires><senderName>NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN</senderName><headline>Tornado Warning issued May 17 at 9:52PM CDT until May 17 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN</headline><description>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.
</description><instruction>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
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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.
</description><instruction>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
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