Small tornado confirmed in southern Minnesota after Monday’s severe weather

Monday had largest part of the ingredients needed for severe weather in southern Minnesota but the absence of certain conditions kept it from becoming the worst-case scenario Heavy rain small hail and high winds were revealed across south-central Minnesota though the Twin Cities were largely unscathed As the storm barreled east it produced a proven a small tornado in Rice County near Faribault and Kenyon causing structure damage to a farm according to National Weather Amenity storm reports It could ve been worse along the storm s line if any discrete cells had formed ahead of it revealed NWS meteorologist Brennan Dettmann We didn t see much of that he revealed We mainly saw just the line so all the damage we saw was confined to that line that moved through If one or more of the cells had formed the fuel coming from the line could ve produced the severe outcomes warned about in early forecasts A number of school districts sent students and staff home early on Monday anticipating the severe weather and realizable tornadoes As it happened the storm s damage in south-central Minnesota was mostly limited to isolated tree damage and hail damage NWS crews were out surveying the storm path in southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin to assess the aftermath Dettmann disclosed One initial assessment of a tornado near Fairmont turned out to be a gustnado This phenomenon has similar rotation to a tornado at the surface without a connection to the base of the storm Four small tornadoes were also endorsed in southern Eau Claire County Wis Related Articles St Paul schools other districts cancel after-school exercises Monday due to weather Twin Cities dodge severe weather after Monday alert National Weather Facility to resume translating its products for non-English speakers La Nina exits after three weak months leaving Earth in neutral surroundings state Storms tore up two of America s greater part iconic trails Federal cuts have disrupted repairs