Courtesy: La Crosse National Weather Service
Minnesota saw another round of heavy rains with a handful of tornadoes in the south.
June 14, 2016 was another active day across Minnesota as thunderstorms rolled across southern and central Minnesota in the morning with stronger storms redeveloping in the afternoon. A low pressure area over eastern South Dakota and a warm front over southern Minnesota was the focal point for the severe storms in the afternoon and evening hours of the 14th. The storms received a bit of a boost in south central Minnesota with a little sunshine out ahead of them and dew point temperatures reaching the low 70s. A preliminary count of eight tornadoes occurred, but damage appears to be minimal.
Courtesy:SPC
The real damage was done by the heavy rains. The ground already had plenty of moisture present in southern Minnesota and the added rainfall and caused ponding in farm fields, and flooded some roads. Soybeans were reported to be underwater in some fields in Waseca County. One of the harder hit areas was Blue Earth County, where up to six inches of rain fell in some places. One of the highest totals reported was 5.25 inches from a volunteer rain gauge reader 2.4 miles southwest of Mankato. At least three county roads were closed at one time in Blue Earth County due to flooding and mud slides. Waseca saw 3.19 inches. The Twin Cities International Airport saw 1.49 inches of rain.
June is proving to be a wet month for south central and southeast Minnesota. From June 1-15 Waseca in south central Minnesota saw 4.37 inches of rain or 2.07 inches above normal. La Crecent Dam in Houston County had 6.34 inches for the first half of June or 4 inches above normal.
National Weather Service Storm Summaries
Below is a list of rainfall and storm reports gathered by the National Weather Service
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
959 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0953 PM HEAVY RAIN LAKEVILLE 44.68N 93.24W
06/14/2016 M2.20 INCH DAKOTA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
OCCURRED IN NE PORTION OF CITY. .
0942 PM HEAVY RAIN MADELIA 44.05N 94.42W
06/14/2016 M3.80 INCH WATONWAN MN PUBLIC
REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. .
0925 PM HEAVY RAIN NEW ULM 44.31N 94.46W
06/14/2016 M3.00 INCH BROWN MN PUBLIC
REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0824 PM HEAVY RAIN NORTH MANKATO 44.18N 94.03W
06/14/2016 M5.75 INCH NICOLLET MN PUBLIC
REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0823 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 S LAKE CRYSTAL 44.08N 94.22W
06/14/2016 M5.50 INCH BLUE EARTH MN PUBLIC
REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0750 PM FLOOD 1 W HEIDELBERG 44.50N 93.65W
06/14/2016 LE SUEUR MN PUBLIC
FARM FIELDS FLOODED.
0745 PM FLOOD 6 E MADELIA 44.04N 94.30W
06/14/2016 BLUE EARTH MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
COUNTY ROAD 128 CLOSED BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD
30 AND COUNTY ROAD 32. TIME ESTIMATED.
0744 PM FLOOD 1 S SKYLINE 44.13N 94.04W
06/14/2016 BLUE EARTH MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
COUNTY ROAD 1 (OLD HIGHWAY 66), CLOSED
BETWEEN SKYLINE AND COUNTY ROAD 90. TIME
ESTIMATED.
0743 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 NNW EAGAN 44.84N 93.18W
06/14/2016 M2.30 INCH DAKOTA MN PUBLIC
.
0717 PM HEAVY RAIN ST. PETER 44.33N 93.96W
06/14/2016 M2.00 INCH NICOLLET MN PUBLIC
REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0711 PM HEAVY RAIN LAKE CRYSTAL 44.10N 94.22W
06/14/2016 M6.50 INCH BLUE EARTH MN PUBLIC
REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0600 PM FLOOD 5 E LEWISVILLE 43.93N 94.34W
06/14/2016 BLUE EARTH MN STORM CHASER
WATER FLOWING ACROSS ROAD.
0549 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 S MONTROSE 45.05N 93.91W
06/14/2016 U1.00 INCH WRIGHT MN BROADCAST MEDIA
DEEP WATER ACROSS ROAD IN 3 PLACES. RAIN
AMOUNT ESTIMATED.
0516 PM TSTM WND GST 6 NE ELLENDALE 43.94N 93.22W
06/14/2016 M51 MPH STEELE MN MESONET
APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTH OF OWATONNA.
0512 PM TSTM WND DMG WATERVILLE 44.22N 93.57W
06/14/2016 LE SUEUR MN STORM CHASER
FEW STREETS CLOSED DUE TO SCATTERED TREES
OVER ROADS.
0512 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE WATERVILLE 44.23N 93.56W
06/14/2016 LE SUEUR MN STORM CHASER
TREE DOWN OVER POWER LINE.
0509 PM TSTM WND DMG VERNON CENTER 43.96N 94.17W
06/14/2016 BLUE EARTH MN AMATEUR RADIO
FIFTEEN INCH DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED OFF AT
THE BASE.
0432 PM TORNADO 2 ESE KILKENNY 44.30N 93.53W
06/14/2016 LE SUEUR MN STORM CHASER
TWISTER SEEN 6 MILES NNE OF WATERVILLE.
0427 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 SW EAGLE LAKE 44.13N 93.93W
06/14/2016 BLUE EARTH MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
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0420 PM TSTM WND DMG SKYLINE 44.14N 94.04W
06/14/2016 BLUE EARTH MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE TOPPLED ONTO HOUSE.
0402 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 S WATERVILLE 44.20N 93.57W
06/14/2016 LE SUEUR MN TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUD MOVING ENE.
0402 PM TORNADO 1 S WATERVILLE 44.20N 93.57W
06/14/2016 LE SUEUR MN STORM CHASER
TORNADO MOVING ENE.
0400 PM HEAVY RAIN MADELIA 44.05N 94.42W
06/14/2016 M2.40 INCH WATONWAN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
OCCURRED IN LESS THEN 30 MINUTES. .
0400 PM HEAVY RAIN MADELIA 44.05N 94.42W
06/14/2016 M2.40 INCH WATONWAN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
OCCURRED IN LESS THEN 30 MINUTES. .
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW ULM 44.31N 94.46W
06/14/2016 BROWN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
UPROOTED TREE AND MANY BRANCHES DOWN.
OCCURRED AT THE CEMETERY.
0358 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 W MADISON LAKE 44.20N 93.85W
06/14/2016 BLUE EARTH MN AMATEUR RADIO
TWO FUNNELS NOTED.
0334 PM TORNADO 2 SSW VERNON CENTER 43.94N 94.18W
06/14/2016 BLUE EARTH MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
MULTIPLE REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT.
TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME THEN WENT BACK UP.
0325 PM TSTM WND DMG DARFUR 44.05N 94.84W
06/14/2016 WATONWAN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
FEW TREES DOWN.
0320 PM TSTM WND DMG ST. JAMES 43.98N 94.63W
06/14/2016 WATONWAN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
EIGHT TO NINE INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES
SEVERED. OCCURRED NEAR 8TH AVE N. AND 3RD
ST. NORTH. .
0315 PM TSTM WND DMG ORMSBY 43.85N 94.70W
06/14/2016 WATONWAN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
FEW TREES DOWN.
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Duluth MN
1207 PM CDT Wed Jun 15 2016
...LATEST 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION REPORTS FROM ACROSS THE NORTHLAND...
Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon
4 NE Grand Portage 1.95 in 1130 AM 06/15 48.01N/89.62W
4 W Grand Portage 1.77 in 1144 AM 06/15 47.95N/89.78W
1 E Chickamaw Beach 1.75 in 0700 AM 06/15 46.75N/94.36W
Hurley 1.75 in 0800 AM 06/15 46.46N/90.20W
1 WNW Kabetogama 1.72 in 0800 AM 06/15 48.45N/93.05W
2 N Greely 1.61 in 0530 AM 06/15 45.78N/93.07W
1 SW Breezy Point 1.51 in 1152 AM 06/15 46.58N/94.24W
3 NE Randall 1.31 in 1106 AM 06/15 45.74N/92.80W
1 S Hill City 1.28 in 1107 AM 06/15 46.96N/93.60W
3 NNE Jenkins 1.26 in 1145 AM 06/15 46.69N/94.30W
Grand Rapids 1.25 in 1100 AM 06/15 47.23N/93.53W
Madeline Island 1.25 in 0832 AM 06/15 46.78N/90.77W
2 SE Bayfield 1.23 in 1152 AM 06/15 46.78N/90.79W
East Gull Lake 1.18 in 1100 AM 06/15 46.41N/94.35W
2 NE Jenkins 1.16 in 1154 AM 06/15 46.68N/94.29W
Hill City 1.08 in 0700 AM 06/15 46.99N/93.60W
2 SE Ball Club 1.03 in 1115 AM 06/15 47.30N/93.90W
Bayfield 1.03 in 1147 AM 06/15 46.81N/90.81W
Duluth Airport 1.00 in 0655 AM 06/15 46.84N/92.21W