EF1 Tornado — Waseca, Minnesota

2024-08-05 · near Smiths Mill, Waseca, Minnesota

Event narrative

After moving east-southeast in Blue Earth County, the tornado entered Waseca County and turned to the southeast. It mostly moved across fields but it did break or uproot dozens of trees. It flipped a tractor on its side. Toward the end of its path, the tornado blew in a garage door of an old barn.

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 1211025. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.