RECAP: Heavy Rain & Tornado Reports

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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.

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Down near Trimont, some areas saw 5″ +, and that’s just radar estimated; backyard totals could always vary.

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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.

 

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