| Event |
Tornado |
| -- Scale |
EF0 |
| -- Length |
0.1 |
| -- Width |
25 |
| State |
MINNESOTA |
| County/Area |
MARTIN |
| WFO |
MPX |
| Begin Date |
05/04/2012 14:45:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
3 |
| Begin Azimuth |
WNW |
| Begin Location |
FOXLAKE |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
43.7/-94.73 |
| End Date |
05/04/2012 14:46:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
3 |
| End Azimuth |
WNW |
| End Location |
FOXLAKE |
| End Lat/Lon |
43.7/-94.73 |
| 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 thunderstorm complex developed in southeast South Dakota, and moved eastward along the Minnesota, Iowa border and produced large hail and tornadoes. One of the tornadoes tracked across far southeast Faribault County and damaged several barns and outbuildings near Kiester, Minnesota. |
| Event Narrative |
Storm chasers observed a brief tornado touchdown north of Fox Lake Refuge. No damage occurred as it tracked a few hundred feet across an open field. The tornado was rated an EF0 with a width of 25 yards. |
