Thunderstorm Wind — Faribault, Minnesota

2024-08-05 · near Wells, Faribault, Minnesota

Event narrative

Several trees and very large branches were taken down in the southeast side of Wells due to a downburst not far from a tornado.

Wider weather episode

A nearly stationary front was draped across southern Minnesota on the afternoon of Monday, August 5, 2024. A very unstable airmass with strong shear was present along and south of the front. Two supercells developed over Nicollet and Watonwan Counties, then strengthened while tracking southeast. Supercells eventually formed a line of severe thunderstorms, which continued to result in occasional tornadoes and damaging wind gusts across south central MN.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1211020. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.