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Event Details
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF0 |
| -- Length | 0.03 |
| -- Width | 20 |
| State | MINNESOTA |
| County/Area | BLUE EARTH |
| WFO | MPX |
| Begin Date | 07/17/2008 10:55:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 0 |
| Begin Azimuth | W |
| Begin Location | AMBOY |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 43.88/-94.18 |
| End Date | 07/17/2008 10:55:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | An upper level trough of low pressure that trekked through all of Minnesota during the daylight hours produced scattered severe thunderstorms across South Central Minnesota. |
| Event Narrative | Very weak EF-0 tornado briefly touched down at the edge of a corn field along Blue Earth County Road 147, one half mile West of U.S. Highway 169. Damage was confined to crops. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| JANESVILLE | WASECA CO. | MN | 07/17/2008 | 08:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WASECA | WASECA CO. | MN | 07/17/2008 | 08:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WASECA | WASECA CO. | MN | 07/17/2008 | 09:00 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MINNESOTA LAKE | BLUE EARTH CO. | MN | 07/17/2008 | 09:36 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| RIVER PT | STEELE CO. | MN | 07/17/2008 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 54 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HARTLAND | FREEBORN CO. | MN | 07/17/2008 | 10:06 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| AMBOY | BLUE EARTH CO. | MN | 07/17/2008 | 10:55 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
