EF1 tornado in Anoka County, Minnesota
Tornado August 29, 2024 · Anoka County, Minnesota
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Anoka County → Isanti County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A tornado developed in the northeast corner of Oak Grove, tracked across the southeastern part of St Francis, then into East Bethel. The tornado continued northeast into Isanti County. In Anoka County, hundreds of trees were broken or uprooted, some of which landed on houses, sheds, and vehicles. Part of a roof was blown off a machine shed at a farm.
The wider storm
A well-defined cold front associated with a strong upper-level low produced widespread wind damage and a few tornadoes throughout central and eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin on August 29th, 2024. Four tornadoes occurred. There were also a number of downbursts, with some of the most significant downburst damage in Champlin, Anoka, and Cottage Grove.
Began near Oak Grove (45.3709, -93.3054).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1211109. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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