Funnel Cloud — Waseca, Minnesota

2023-06-24 · near Janesville, Waseca, Minnesota

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported that the funnel reached about halfway to the ground southwest of Janesville, MN.

Wider weather episode

A decaying thunderstorm complex moved across the region on the morning of June 24 and produced a wake low that caused gusty non-thunderstorm winds. Flying Cloud airport in the Twin Cities gusted to 62 mph.

Later that afternoon a few storms developed and produced sub-severe hail and a funnel cloud.

A third round of storms developed during the evening and produced one report of severe hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1106198. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.