On Tuesday, storms started to fire up in southwestern Minnesota, and these storms would be the start of our little outbreak. There were a few reports of a possible tornado touchdown near Pipestone and a report in Vernon Center. Other than the tornado reports, there was heavy rain and wind damage.
HEAVY RAIN:
In the white circled area, that was where the heavier rain totals were. Areas of 4″ – 6″ of rain appeared a lot in this area.
Down near Trimont, some areas saw 5″ +, and that’s just radar estimated; backyard totals could always vary.
TORNADO REPORTS:
Although this storm was more of a heavy rain event, a few tornadoes were reported.
- Vernon Center:
- Note: Tornado touched down for a short period of time then went back up.
- Pipestone:
- Emergency management reported that the tornado was on the ground and later on lifted off the ground.
- Waterville / Kilkenny:
- A storm chaser reported a twister was seen 6 miles NNE of Waterville.
NWS REPORTS:
Below is a list of the storm reports from Tuesday’s storm.
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0953 PM HEAVY RAIN LAKEVILLE 44.68N 93.24W 06/14/2016 M2.20 INCH DAKOTA MN TRAINED SPOTTER OCCURRED IN NE PORTION OF CITY. . 0942 PM HEAVY RAIN MADELIA 44.05N 94.42W 06/14/2016 M3.80 INCH WATONWAN MN PUBLIC REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. . 0925 PM HEAVY RAIN NEW ULM 44.31N 94.46W 06/14/2016 M3.00 INCH BROWN MN PUBLIC REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 0824 PM HEAVY RAIN NORTH MANKATO 44.18N 94.03W 06/14/2016 M5.75 INCH NICOLLET MN PUBLIC REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 0823 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 S LAKE CRYSTAL 44.08N 94.22W 06/14/2016 M5.50 INCH BLUE EARTH MN PUBLIC REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 0750 PM FLOOD 1 W HEIDELBERG 44.50N 93.65W 06/14/2016 LE SUEUR MN PUBLIC FARM FIELDS FLOODED. 0745 PM FLOOD 6 E MADELIA 44.04N 94.30W 06/14/2016 BLUE EARTH MN LAW ENFORCEMENT COUNTY ROAD 128 CLOSED BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 30 AND COUNTY ROAD 32. TIME ESTIMATED. 0744 PM FLOOD 1 S SKYLINE 44.13N 94.04W 06/14/2016 BLUE EARTH MN LAW ENFORCEMENT COUNTY ROAD 1 (OLD HIGHWAY 66), CLOSED BETWEEN SKYLINE AND COUNTY ROAD 90. TIME ESTIMATED. 0743 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 NNW EAGAN 44.84N 93.18W 06/14/2016 M2.30 INCH DAKOTA MN PUBLIC . 0717 PM HEAVY RAIN ST. PETER 44.33N 93.96W 06/14/2016 M2.00 INCH NICOLLET MN PUBLIC REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 0711 PM HEAVY RAIN LAKE CRYSTAL 44.10N 94.22W 06/14/2016 M6.50 INCH BLUE EARTH MN PUBLIC REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 0600 PM FLOOD 5 E LEWISVILLE 43.93N 94.34W 06/14/2016 BLUE EARTH MN STORM CHASER WATER FLOWING ACROSS ROAD. 0549 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 S MONTROSE 45.05N 93.91W 06/14/2016 U1.00 INCH WRIGHT MN BROADCAST MEDIA DEEP WATER ACROSS ROAD IN 3 PLACES. RAIN AMOUNT ESTIMATED. 0516 PM TSTM WND GST 6 NE ELLENDALE 43.94N 93.22W 06/14/2016 M51 MPH STEELE MN MESONET APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTH OF OWATONNA. 0512 PM TSTM WND DMG WATERVILLE 44.22N 93.57W 06/14/2016 LE SUEUR MN STORM CHASER FEW STREETS CLOSED DUE TO SCATTERED TREES OVER ROADS. 0512 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE WATERVILLE 44.23N 93.56W 06/14/2016 LE SUEUR MN STORM CHASER TREE DOWN OVER POWER LINE. 0509 PM TSTM WND DMG VERNON CENTER 43.96N 94.17W 06/14/2016 BLUE EARTH MN AMATEUR RADIO FIFTEEN INCH DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED OFF AT THE BASE. 0432 PM TORNADO 2 ESE KILKENNY 44.30N 93.53W 06/14/2016 LE SUEUR MN STORM CHASER TWISTER SEEN 6 MILES NNE OF WATERVILLE. 0427 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 SW EAGLE LAKE 44.13N 93.93W 06/14/2016 BLUE EARTH MN LAW ENFORCEMENT . 0420 PM TSTM WND DMG SKYLINE 44.14N 94.04W 06/14/2016 BLUE EARTH MN LAW ENFORCEMENT TREE TOPPLED ONTO HOUSE. 0402 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 S WATERVILLE 44.20N 93.57W 06/14/2016 LE SUEUR MN TRAINED SPOTTER FUNNEL CLOUD MOVING ENE. 0402 PM TORNADO 1 S WATERVILLE 44.20N 93.57W 06/14/2016 LE SUEUR MN STORM CHASER TORNADO MOVING ENE. 0400 PM HEAVY RAIN MADELIA 44.05N 94.42W 06/14/2016 M2.40 INCH WATONWAN MN TRAINED SPOTTER OCCURRED IN LESS THEN 30 MINUTES. . 0400 PM HEAVY RAIN MADELIA 44.05N 94.42W 06/14/2016 M2.40 INCH WATONWAN MN TRAINED SPOTTER OCCURRED IN LESS THEN 30 MINUTES. . 0400 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW ULM 44.31N 94.46W 06/14/2016 BROWN MN TRAINED SPOTTER UPROOTED TREE AND MANY BRANCHES DOWN. OCCURRED AT THE CEMETERY. 0358 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 W MADISON LAKE 44.20N 93.85W 06/14/2016 BLUE EARTH MN AMATEUR RADIO TWO FUNNELS NOTED. 0334 PM TORNADO 2 SSW VERNON CENTER 43.94N 94.18W 06/14/2016 BLUE EARTH MN LAW ENFORCEMENT MULTIPLE REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT. TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THEN WENT BACK UP. 0325 PM TSTM WND DMG DARFUR 44.05N 94.84W 06/14/2016 WATONWAN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT FEW TREES DOWN. 0320 PM TSTM WND DMG ST. JAMES 43.98N 94.63W 06/14/2016 WATONWAN MN TRAINED SPOTTER EIGHT TO NINE INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES SEVERED. OCCURRED NEAR 8TH AVE N. AND 3RD ST. NORTH. . 0315 PM TSTM WND DMG ORMSBY 43.85N 94.70W 06/14/2016 WATONWAN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT FEW TREES DOWN.