Hail in Watonwan County, Minnesota
Hail August 5, 2024 · Watonwan County, Minnesota
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
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 Madelia (44.0300, -94.3900).
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 1213304. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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