| Event |
Lightning |
| State |
MINNESOTA |
| County/Area |
HOUSTON |
| WFO |
ARX |
| Begin Date |
07/13/2012 20:10:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
0 |
| Begin Azimuth |
NE |
| Begin Location |
CALEDONIA |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
43.63/-91.5 |
| End Date |
07/13/2012 20:10:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
5.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Thunderstorms along a weak cold front moved across parts of southeast Minnesota during the evening hours of July 13th. The thunderstorms produced an estimated wind gust of 60 miles per hour in Hayfield (Dodge County) and lightning struck the Houston County Courthouse in Caledonia. The lightning strike knocked out phone services and damaged a control module. |
| Event Narrative |
Lightning struck the Houston County Courthouse and knocked out phone services, destroyed a control module for one of the ventilation units and a copy machine. |
