Funnel Cloud — Scott, Minnesota

2025-08-29 · near Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota

Event narrative

There were several reports of a funnel cloud near Belle Plaine.

Wider weather episode

A stalled boundary was situated across Minnesota with a northwest to southeast orientation. With just enough instability and moisture, scattered storms developed along the boundary during the afternoon and lasted into the early evening. Despite there being limited low-level shear, interactions from storm outflows provided a favorable environment for brief, non-mesocyclonic, funnel clouds to form.

Out of the several funnel clouds during the day, only one was verified touching down. This was near Kenyon and Wannamingo in Goodhue County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1290212. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.