Funnel Cloud — Redwood, Minnesota

2025-07-18 · near Revere, Redwood, Minnesota

Event narrative

Trained spotter reported a rotating wall cloud with a brief funnel cloud near Revere along CR 14.

Wider weather episode

Scattered storms developed along an instability gradient across western Minnesota during the late afternoon into early evening. The environment was lacking instability overall, so while several storms were strong only one produced severe weather.

Several reports of large hail were recorded with the storm that tracked through southeastern Stearns county. The largest hail size was 2 inches in diameter (lime-sized).

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1285995. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.