Thunderstorm Wind in Faribault County, Minnesota
Thunderstorm Wind August 5, 2024 · Faribault County, Minnesota
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Several trees and very large branches were taken down in the southeast side of Wells due to a downburst not far from a tornado.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Wells (43.7500, -93.7300).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1211020. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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