| Event |
Tornado |
| -- Scale |
EF1 |
| -- Length |
2.13 |
| -- Width |
50 |
| State |
MINNESOTA |
| County/Area |
OTTER TAIL |
| WFO |
FGF |
| Begin Date |
04/21/2012 13:11:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
7 |
| Begin Azimuth |
S |
| Begin Location |
FERGUS FALLS |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
46.18/-96.07 |
| End Date |
04/21/2012 13:19:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
6 |
| End Azimuth |
W |
| End Location |
DALTON |
| End Lat/Lon |
46.18/-96.03 |
| 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 series of tornado touchdowns were reported on the afternoon of the 21st, causing minor damage to several farms in west central Minnesota. These tornadoes were associated with a cold core 500 millibar low pressure system passing through the Northern Plains. The surface pattern was also conducive to these events, with a low pressure area also over west central Minnesota in the afternoon. A cold front extended southward from the surface low with a warm front extending out to the east. |
| Event Narrative |
This tornado touched down near a farmstead and tracked eastward for about two miles before lifting. The tornado popped three empty steel grain bins off their concrete pads and tumbled them around quite violently. The tornado also tore the doors off an enclosed pole shed, tore the roofing panels off, and uplifted and displaced the rafters. Two young men working at the farmstead witnessed the tornado approaching and sought shelter in the damaged pole shed but were not injured. Peak winds were estimated at 90 mph. |
