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Flash Flood — Waseca, MN

Jul 5, 2019

An afternoon intensifying mesoscale convective system that moved from southeast South Dakota, eastward across southern Minnesota during the late afternoon and evening of Friday, July 5th, produced sporadic wind damage around Arlington, southeast to Henderson, Minnesota. Two brief tornadoes occurred. Part of a roof was blown off in Arlington, but it wasn't enough to determine whether it was a tornado or a severe downburst from a NWS storm survey. Videos and pictures from social media did show a b

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 841309). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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