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KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT TEN STARTS NOW. GOOD EVENING. IT HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE EVENING IN NORTHERN IOWA. ACTIVE WEATHER EVENING. THIS PICTURE SENT TO US BY STEVE FITCHETT SHOWS A TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR GILLETT GROVE. YOU CAN SEE THE DEBRIS KICK UP THERE. THIS WAS IN CLAY COUNTY. THIS WAS A TORNADO WARNED STORM NEAR THAT AREA. TONIGHT. A TORNADO WARNED STORM ALSO MOVED THROUGH KOSSUTH COUNTY THIS EVENING. THAT’S A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW FROM ALGONA. THANKFULLY THE TORNADO WATCH FOR THE COUNTY JUST EXPIRED AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR, SO IT SHOULD BE A MUCH CALMER NIGHT AHEAD. THE STORM ROLLED THROUGH SANBORN THIS AFTERNOON. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. ALYSSA BECKER SENT US THESE PICTURES OF THE HAIL THAT FELL THERE TODAY. THAT’S A BIG HAIL AND DOES SOME DAMAGE. ABSOLUTELY. WE SAW EVEN THE LIVE LOOK FROM ALGONA. YOU SAW SOME LIGHTNING THERE. SO EVEN FOR THESE AREAS THAT ARE OUT OF KIND OF THE ROUGH STUFF THERE, JASON, STILL A LITTLE BIT OF A, YOU KNOW, I DON’T KNOW, THINGS THAT CATCHES THEIR EYE TONIGHT. ABSOLUTELY. THERE’S

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Tornadoes and hail reported across northern Iowa counties

Updated: 11:16 PM CDT Apr 13, 2026

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Severe storms swept through northern Iowa Monday evening, bringing tornadoes and hail to several counties.A tornado was spotted on the ground near Gillett Grove in Clay County, as shown in a photo sent by Steve Fitchett. The area experienced a tornado-warned storm Monday night. A tornado-warned storm also moved through Kossuth County this evening. A live view from Algona showed the conditions, and the tornado watch for the county expired at 10 p.m.Earlier in the day, the storm rolled through Sandborn, bringing hail to the area. Alyssa Becker shared pictures of the hail from the scene.

Severe storms swept through northern Iowa Monday evening, bringing tornadoes and hail to several counties.

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A tornado was spotted on the ground near Gillett Grove in Clay County, as shown in a photo sent by Steve Fitchett. The area experienced a tornado-warned storm Monday night.

A tornado-warned storm also moved through Kossuth County this evening. A live view from Algona showed the conditions, and the tornado watch for the county expired at 10 p.m.

Earlier in the day, the storm rolled through Sandborn, bringing hail to the area. Alyssa Becker shared pictures of the hail from the scene.

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