A stationary front over southwest Minnesota and some weak areas of low pressure associated with it were the catalyst for severe weather on June 17, 2009 over Minnesota. This brought the state's first tornado report of the year was a brief touchdown in Wilkin County at 4:40pm. There was another report of a tornado in Wilkin County near the Traverse County line at 6:08pm. More damaging tornadoes occurred in south central Minnesota near Austin later in the evening.
Tornadoes and severe weather struck once again on June 21, 2009 with multiple tornadoes sighted over southern Minnesota. There were reports of brief tornado touchdowns in Freeborn and Faribault Counties.
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has Storm Reports for June 21, 2009
Below are local storm reports from the National Weather Service.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 650 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2009 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1025 AM HAIL 1 NNE WALTERS 43.62N 93.67W 06/17/2009 E1.25 INCH FARIBAULT MN TRAINED SPOTTER 1050 AM HAIL 3 N EMMONS 43.55N 93.48W 06/17/2009 M1.00 INCH FREEBORN MN TRAINED SPOTTER 1050 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 N EMMONS 43.55N 93.48W 06/17/2009 FREEBORN MN TRAINED SPOTTER 6 INCH BRANCHES DOWN. 0705 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 W GENEVA 43.82N 93.31W 06/17/2009 FREEBORN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT TROOPER REPORTED FUNNEL CLOSE TO GROUND WEST OF I-35 AND GENEVA. 0722 PM HAIL 6 SSW WASECA 44.01N 93.55W 06/17/2009 E0.75 INCH WASECA MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0725 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 W GENEVA 43.82N 93.29W 06/17/2009 FREEBORN MN TRAINED SPOTTER NEAR I-35 AND FREEBORN CR 35...ROTATING WALL CLOUD WITH FUNNEL DROPPING TOWARDS THE GROUND. 0727 PM HAIL 5 E FAIRMONT 43.64N 94.36W 06/17/2009 M0.75 INCH MARTIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0730 PM TORNADO GENEVA 43.82N 93.27W 06/17/2009 FREEBORN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT CONDENSATION FUNNEL CLOSE TO GROUND. DEBRIS CLOUD NOTED DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH. TREES DAMAGED ON EAST EDGE OF GENEVA. 0742 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 E WATERVILLE 44.22N 93.55W 06/17/2009 LE SUEUR MN TRAINED SPOTTER ROTATING WALL CLOUD AND FUNNEL CLOUD. 0745 PM HAIL 2 N BLOOMING PRAIRIE 43.90N 93.05W 06/17/2009 M1.75 INCH STEELE MN PUBLIC NICKEL SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED 0750 PM HAIL 3 NE WASECA 44.11N 93.46W 06/17/2009 M0.75 INCH WASECA MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0759 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 E WASECA 44.08N 93.44W 06/17/2009 WASECA MN TRAINED SPOTTER ROATATING WALL CLOUD. BETWEEN WASECA AND STEEL COUNTY LINE. 0802 PM HAIL 3 SW MORRISTOWN 44.20N 93.49W 06/17/2009 E0.75 INCH WASECA MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0803 PM TORNADO 5 NE WASECA 44.13N 93.43W 06/17/2009 WASECA MN AMATEUR RADIO DEBRIS IN THE AIR AND ON THE GROUND. 0814 PM TORNADO 1 E WASECA 44.08N 93.48W 06/17/2009 WASECA MN STORM CHASER TOUCHED DOWN ON CLEAR LAKE THEN MOVED ONSHORE. TREE DOWN BUT NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. 0814 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 NE WASECA 44.09N 93.49W 06/17/2009 WASECA MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0818 PM FUNNEL CLOUD OWATONNA 44.09N 93.22W 06/17/2009 STEELE MN TRAINED SPOTTER ROTATING WALL CLOUD...MULTIPLE FUNNELLS...SOUTHEAST SIDE...HAVANA TOWNSHIP. 0825 PM HAIL OWATONNA 44.09N 93.22W 06/17/2009 M0.88 INCH STEELE MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0830 PM HAIL 4 NW WASECA 44.12N 93.56W 06/17/2009 E0.88 INCH WASECA MN TRAINED SPOTTER NEAR 390TH AVENUE AND 110TH STREET. 0837 PM HAIL OWATONNA 44.09N 93.22W 06/17/2009 M1.50 INCH STEELE MN PUBLIC HAIL REPORTED ON EAST SIDE OF CITY. 0940 PM HAIL 3 NNW MAIDEN ROCK 44.61N 92.34W 06/17/2009 M0.75 INCH PIERCE WI TRAINED SPOTTER 1100 PM HAIL PRESCOTT 44.75N 92.79W 06/17/2009 M1.00 INCH PIERCE WI TRAINED SPOTTER ALSO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR 1115 PM HAIL 4 S PRESCOTT 44.69N 92.79W 06/17/2009 M2.00 INCH DAKOTA MN TRAINED SPOTTER PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 230 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2009 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0726 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 S CHARLES CITY 43.04N 92.68W 06/17/2009 FLOYD IA BROADCAST MEDIA BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED BY BROADCAST MEDIA 0726 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 E ROCKFORD 43.05N 92.91W 06/17/2009 FLOYD IA TRAINED SPOTTER 0726 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 NE ROCKFORD 43.07N 92.92W 06/17/2009 FLOYD IA TRAINED SPOTTER TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD AT 190TH STREET AND GLASS AVENUE 0733 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 SE BLOOMING PRAIRIE 43.84N 93.01W 06/17/2009 MOWER MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0733 PM HAIL 1 S CLAREMONT 44.03N 93.00W 06/17/2009 E0.75 INCH DODGE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL SOUTH OF CLAREMONT 0733 PM HAIL 1 S CLAREMONT 44.03N 93.00W 06/17/2009 E0.75 INCH DODGE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT 0737 PM HAIL BLOOMING PRAIRIE 43.87N 93.05W 06/17/2009 E3.00 INCH DODGE MN BROADCAST MEDIA 0742 PM HAIL ELMA 43.25N 92.44W 06/17/2009 E0.75 INCH HOWARD IA PUBLIC PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL IN TOWN 0808 PM HAIL 4 W BASSETT 43.06N 92.59W 06/17/2009 M1.00 INCH FLOYD IA LAW ENFORCEMENT 0808 PM TORNADO 1 NW AUSTIN 43.68N 92.98W 06/17/2009 MOWER MN TRAINED SPOTTER LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND WITH DEBRIS ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF AUSTIN 0810 PM TORNADO AUSTIN 43.67N 92.97W 06/17/2009 MOWER MN LAW ENFORCEMENT LARGE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE IN AUSTIN AND ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH SIDE. MINOR INJURIES BEING REPORTED THUS FAR. 0820 PM HAIL LIME SPRINGS 43.45N 92.28W 06/17/2009 E1.00 INCH HOWARD IA TRAINED SPOTTER 0825 PM TORNADO 4 NW NASHUA 42.99N 92.60W 06/17/2009 FLOYD IA TRAINED SPOTTER 0827 PM HAIL 2 E AUSTIN 43.67N 92.93W 06/17/2009 E1.50 INCH MOWER MN PUBLIC RELAYED FROM MEDIA 0844 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 NW ADAMS 43.62N 92.79W 06/17/2009 MOWER MN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 0856 PM HAIL CLAREMONT 44.04N 93.00W 06/17/2009 E0.88 INCH DODGE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT 0857 PM HAIL 3 NW LE ROY 43.54N 92.55W 06/17/2009 E0.75 INCH MOWER MN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 0858 PM HAIL 3 NW NEW HAMPTON 43.09N 92.36W 06/17/2009 E0.75 INCH CHICKASAW IA PUBLIC 0913 PM HAIL 3 NNW LE ROY 43.55N 92.53W 06/17/2009 E1.75 INCH MOWER MN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 513 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0508 PM TORNADO 4 W NASHUA 46.04N 96.39W 06/17/2009 WILKIN MN STORM CHASER TORNADO TOUCHDOWN REPORTED NEAR TRAVERSE COUNTY LINE. PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 526 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0440 PM TORNADO 2 S DORAN 46.16N 96.49W 06/17/2009 WILKIN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT PUBLIC REPORT OF A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN REPORTED TO SHERIFFS OFFICE.
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