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  • Faribault Daily News

    Severe weather results in limited damage despite tornado outside of town

    By By COLTON KEMP,

    7 days ago

    Despite a brief tornado, area storm spotters had concern this weekend about more than just what was happening overhead.

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    Softball-size hail struck eastern Rice County Saturday evening, as severe weather stayed mostly in rural areas of the county. (Photo courtesy of Nicole Kadrlik)
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    A wall cloud slowly begins its journey into a more concerning storm formation east of Faribault on Saturday afternoon. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com)
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    As the storm east of Faribault Saturday afternoon becomes further developed, its rotation speed picked up and its shape becomes more pronounced. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com)
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    A storm east of Faribault on Saturday afternoon nears its final stages before ultimately becoming a tornado. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com)
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    For a brief moment, a tornado drops to the top of tree lines east of Faribault at 4:59 p.m. More storm chasers in the area confirmed the tornado as well. The National Weather Service issued a 30-minute tornado warning after the touchdown. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com)
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    There were no casualties from the brief tornado southeast of Faribault on Saturday evening. Though, it appeared to have a grudge against this one tree. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com)

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