Severe Weather and Tornadoes: June 17, 2009
Funnel cloud after tornado had lifted to the west of Nashua in Wilkin County
Courtesy SkyWarn Storm Spotter Eric Whitehill
A stationary front over southwest Minnesota and some weak areas of low pressure associated with it were the catalyst for severe weather on June 17, 2009 over Minnesota. This brought the state's first tornado report of the year was a brief touchdown in Wilkin County at 4:40pm. There was another report of a tornado in Wilkin County near the Traverse County line at 6:08pm. More damaging tornadoes occurred in south central Minnesota near Austin later in the evening.
The National Weather Service Offices in La Crosse and Grand Forks posted stories about the June 17 severe weather and tornadoes.
Below are local storm reports from the National Weather Service.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
650 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1025 AM HAIL 1 NNE WALTERS 43.62N 93.67W
06/17/2009 E1.25 INCH FARIBAULT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1050 AM HAIL 3 N EMMONS 43.55N 93.48W
06/17/2009 M1.00 INCH FREEBORN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1050 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 N EMMONS 43.55N 93.48W
06/17/2009 FREEBORN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
6 INCH BRANCHES DOWN.
0705 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 W GENEVA 43.82N 93.31W
06/17/2009 FREEBORN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TROOPER REPORTED FUNNEL CLOSE TO GROUND WEST OF I-35 AND
GENEVA.
0722 PM HAIL 6 SSW WASECA 44.01N 93.55W
06/17/2009 E0.75 INCH WASECA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0725 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 W GENEVA 43.82N 93.29W
06/17/2009 FREEBORN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
NEAR I-35 AND FREEBORN CR 35...ROTATING WALL CLOUD WITH
FUNNEL DROPPING TOWARDS THE GROUND.
0727 PM HAIL 5 E FAIRMONT 43.64N 94.36W
06/17/2009 M0.75 INCH MARTIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0730 PM TORNADO GENEVA 43.82N 93.27W
06/17/2009 FREEBORN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
CONDENSATION FUNNEL CLOSE TO GROUND. DEBRIS CLOUD NOTED
DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH. TREES DAMAGED ON EAST EDGE OF
GENEVA.
0742 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 E WATERVILLE 44.22N 93.55W
06/17/2009 LE SUEUR MN TRAINED SPOTTER
ROTATING WALL CLOUD AND FUNNEL CLOUD.
0745 PM HAIL 2 N BLOOMING PRAIRIE 43.90N 93.05W
06/17/2009 M1.75 INCH STEELE MN PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED
0750 PM HAIL 3 NE WASECA 44.11N 93.46W
06/17/2009 M0.75 INCH WASECA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0759 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 E WASECA 44.08N 93.44W
06/17/2009 WASECA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
ROATATING WALL CLOUD. BETWEEN WASECA AND STEEL COUNTY
LINE.
0802 PM HAIL 3 SW MORRISTOWN 44.20N 93.49W
06/17/2009 E0.75 INCH WASECA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0803 PM TORNADO 5 NE WASECA 44.13N 93.43W
06/17/2009 WASECA MN AMATEUR RADIO
DEBRIS IN THE AIR AND ON THE GROUND.
0814 PM TORNADO 1 E WASECA 44.08N 93.48W
06/17/2009 WASECA MN STORM CHASER
TOUCHED DOWN ON CLEAR LAKE THEN MOVED ONSHORE. TREE DOWN
BUT NO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
0814 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 NE WASECA 44.09N 93.49W
06/17/2009 WASECA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0818 PM FUNNEL CLOUD OWATONNA 44.09N 93.22W
06/17/2009 STEELE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
ROTATING WALL CLOUD...MULTIPLE FUNNELLS...SOUTHEAST
SIDE...HAVANA TOWNSHIP.
0825 PM HAIL OWATONNA 44.09N 93.22W
06/17/2009 M0.88 INCH STEELE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0830 PM HAIL 4 NW WASECA 44.12N 93.56W
06/17/2009 E0.88 INCH WASECA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
NEAR 390TH AVENUE AND 110TH STREET.
0837 PM HAIL OWATONNA 44.09N 93.22W
06/17/2009 M1.50 INCH STEELE MN PUBLIC
HAIL REPORTED ON EAST SIDE OF CITY.
0940 PM HAIL 3 NNW MAIDEN ROCK 44.61N 92.34W
06/17/2009 M0.75 INCH PIERCE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
1100 PM HAIL PRESCOTT 44.75N 92.79W
06/17/2009 M1.00 INCH PIERCE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
ALSO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR
1115 PM HAIL 4 S PRESCOTT 44.69N 92.79W
06/17/2009 M2.00 INCH DAKOTA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
230 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0726 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 S CHARLES CITY 43.04N 92.68W
06/17/2009 FLOYD IA BROADCAST MEDIA
BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED BY BROADCAST MEDIA
0726 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 E ROCKFORD 43.05N 92.91W
06/17/2009 FLOYD IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0726 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 NE ROCKFORD 43.07N 92.92W
06/17/2009 FLOYD IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD AT 190TH STREET
AND GLASS AVENUE
0733 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 SE BLOOMING PRAIRIE 43.84N 93.01W
06/17/2009 MOWER MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0733 PM HAIL 1 S CLAREMONT 44.03N 93.00W
06/17/2009 E0.75 INCH DODGE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL SOUTH OF
CLAREMONT
0733 PM HAIL 1 S CLAREMONT 44.03N 93.00W
06/17/2009 E0.75 INCH DODGE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0737 PM HAIL BLOOMING PRAIRIE 43.87N 93.05W
06/17/2009 E3.00 INCH DODGE MN BROADCAST MEDIA
0742 PM HAIL ELMA 43.25N 92.44W
06/17/2009 E0.75 INCH HOWARD IA PUBLIC
PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL IN TOWN
0808 PM HAIL 4 W BASSETT 43.06N 92.59W
06/17/2009 M1.00 INCH FLOYD IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
0808 PM TORNADO 1 NW AUSTIN 43.68N 92.98W
06/17/2009 MOWER MN TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND WITH DEBRIS ON THE NORTHWEST
SIDE OF AUSTIN
0810 PM TORNADO AUSTIN 43.67N 92.97W
06/17/2009 MOWER MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE IN AUSTIN AND ESPECIALLY ON THE
NORTH SIDE. MINOR INJURIES BEING REPORTED THUS FAR.
0820 PM HAIL LIME SPRINGS 43.45N 92.28W
06/17/2009 E1.00 INCH HOWARD IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0825 PM TORNADO 4 NW NASHUA 42.99N 92.60W
06/17/2009 FLOYD IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0827 PM HAIL 2 E AUSTIN 43.67N 92.93W
06/17/2009 E1.50 INCH MOWER MN PUBLIC
RELAYED FROM MEDIA
0844 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 NW ADAMS 43.62N 92.79W
06/17/2009 MOWER MN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0856 PM HAIL CLAREMONT 44.04N 93.00W
06/17/2009 E0.88 INCH DODGE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0857 PM HAIL 3 NW LE ROY 43.54N 92.55W
06/17/2009 E0.75 INCH MOWER MN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0858 PM HAIL 3 NW NEW HAMPTON 43.09N 92.36W
06/17/2009 E0.75 INCH CHICKASAW IA PUBLIC
0913 PM HAIL 3 NNW LE ROY 43.55N 92.53W
06/17/2009 E1.75 INCH MOWER MN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
513 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0508 PM TORNADO 4 W NASHUA 46.04N 96.39W
06/17/2009 WILKIN MN STORM CHASER
TORNADO TOUCHDOWN REPORTED NEAR TRAVERSE COUNTY LINE.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
526 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 PM TORNADO 2 S DORAN 46.16N 96.49W
06/17/2009 WILKIN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
PUBLIC REPORT OF A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN REPORTED TO SHERIFFS
OFFICE.