EF1 Tornado — Waseca, Minnesota

2024-08-05 · near Otisco, Waseca, Minnesota

1.4 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The tornado mostly moved across fields, but it did snap the trunks of multiple trees. Other trees were uprooted, with one falling on a power line.

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 1211027. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.