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Event Details
| Event | Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude | 55 kts. |
| State | MINNESOTA |
| County/Area | FREEBORN |
| WFO | MPX |
| Begin Date | 06/17/2009 18:33:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 2 |
| Begin Azimuth | WNW |
| Begin Location | HOLLANDALE |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 43.78/-93.25 |
| End Date | 06/17/2009 18:33:00 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 | A very unstable air mass was present the afternoon of June 17th, when a surface warm front laid across portions of southeastern Minnesota. Initially, thunderstorms developed just south of this warm front near Albert Lea and moved northeast. The thunderstorms quickly became tornadic north of Albert Lea, near Geneva, where a touchdown was observed near the community. There were several reports of funnel clouds throughout the early evening with one more official touchdown near Waseca. In addition to the tornadoes, there were several reports of golf ball or larger size hail stones. Later in the evening, more severe thunderstorms developed across east central Minnesota where large hail was reported southeast of the Twin Cities metro area. |
| Event Narrative | A few trees were uprooted and corn was damaged about two miles south of the point where the Geneva tornado dissipated. This was due to rear flank downdraft winds associated with the tornadic thunderstorm. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| IMOGENE | MARTIN CO. | MN | 06/17/2009 | 18:27 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PALMER | WASECA CO. | MN | 06/17/2009 | 18:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GENEVA | FREEBORN CO. | MN | 06/17/2009 | 18:30 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| HOLLANDALE | FREEBORN CO. | MN | 06/17/2009 | 18:33 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BLOOMING PRAIRIE | STEELE CO. | MN | 06/17/2009 | 18:35 | CST-6 | Hail | 3.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WATERVILLE | LE SUEUR CO. | MN | 06/17/2009 | 18:42 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BLOOMING PRAIRIE | STEELE CO. | MN | 06/17/2009 | 18:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MAPLE IS | FREEBORN CO. | MN | 06/17/2009 | 18:46 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WASECA | WASECA CO. | MN | 06/17/2009 | 19:02 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PALMER | WASECA CO. | MN | 06/17/2009 | 19:02 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MERIDEN | STEELE CO. | MN | 06/17/2009 | 19:05 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WASECA | WASECA CO. | MN | 06/17/2009 | 19:05 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WASECA | WASECA CO. | MN | 06/17/2009 | 19:15 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| OWATONNA | STEELE CO. | MN | 06/17/2009 | 19:25 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| OWATONNA | STEELE CO. | MN | 06/17/2009 | 19:32 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| OWATONNA | STEELE CO. | MN | 06/17/2009 | 19:37 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ETTER | DAKOTA CO. | MN | 06/17/2009 | 21:50 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NICOLS | DAKOTA CO. | MN | 06/17/2009 | 22:10 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
