| Event |
Tornado |
| -- Scale |
EF0 |
| -- Length |
0.1 |
| -- Width |
75 |
| State |
MINNESOTA |
| County/Area |
DOUGLAS |
| WFO |
MPX |
| Begin Date |
04/21/2012 14:30:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
5 |
| Begin Azimuth |
SSW |
| Begin Location |
HOLMES CITY |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
45.77/-95.59 |
| End Date |
04/21/2012 14:32:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
5 |
| End Azimuth |
SSW |
| End Location |
HOLMES CITY |
| End Lat/Lon |
45.77/-95.59 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
100.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
A weak surface low that was centered across eastern North Dakota, moved slowly southeast across western Minnesota during the afternoon of Saturday, April 21st. Afternoon sunshine, combined with a fairly sheared environment below 3 km, allowed for a few severe thunderstorms to develop along the sharp wind shift line from the southeast, to the northwest. Enhanced wind shear in the lowest 1 km along this wind shift line, with the development of thunderstorms, caused a few tornadoes to form. Most of the tornadoes were brief touchdowns, and damage was confined to barns and outbuildings. Some hail also accompany the thunderstorms, which generated penny, to occasional nickel size hail. |
| Event Narrative |
Local law enforcement officials confirmed that a tornado briefly touched down northeast of Farwell, Minnesota. Based on damage of a 30-40 foot pole barn, and minor damage to a second barn, the tornado was rated an EF0 with top winds of 75 mph. |
