EF0 Tornado — Mower, Minnesota

2024-08-05 · near Brownsdale, Mower, Minnesota

Event narrative

This short EF-0 tornado occurred mainly in a farm field just north of Interstate 90 and about 7 miles east of Austin, Minnesota. Some tree damage occurred at a farm during the onset of the tornado.

Wider weather episode

During the evening hours on August 5th, a line of severe thunderstorms brought strong winds to portions of southeast Minnesota. Additionally, an embedded supercell thunderstorm would go on to produce two tornadoes in southeast Minnesota.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1212805. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.