Kiester, MN, Wedge Tornado on June 17, 2010 (with power flashes)

Wedge tornado with power flashes near Kiester, MN. This wall cloud and wedge was part of a cyclic supercell that developed off of an associated Algona, Iowa, wall cloud. This meso dropped 6 tornadoes for us that day. Power flashes multiple times at 1:44 and more prominent at 1:48. Multiple times it morphed from a cone to the wedge and back again with multiple vortices, but due to the distance and contrast it was hard to tell what it was doing at the base. Most of the mature stage it appeared to be wedge. Apologize for saying "wedge" a million times, but the adrenaline was pumping that day!!

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• wedge tornado
• Minnesota tornado
• Kiester
• Minnesota
• June 17
• 2010
• 2DSTORMS
• Danny Murphy
• Derrick Murphy
• Iowa tornadoes
• Minnesota tornadoes.

[seankolker]

Epic day for tornadoes.

[2DSTORMS]

@seankolker Yes it was, a total of 9 tornadoes and 7 funnel clouds we documented that day. Would have kept going to Albert Lea and bagged a few more tornadoes, but we were so far behind and low on gas in the middle of nowhere, we we called it a day after Kiester.

[rnoble2007]

What was the EF rating on this Tornado?

Ralph

WXKLMB 7040  (SKYWARN ID)

[2DSTORMS]

@rnoble2007 I think it was an EF2, the Minneapolis NWS has a write up on it...

[2DSTORMS]

Check out Chris Gullickson's amazing video from near the circulation...a 9 minute video of some sweet action!!

[2DSTORMS]

I like 1:39-1:50 the best with very distant loud thunder at 1:40 and power flash at 1:49, just simply a treat that day.

[GOODY61]

@2DSTORMS Excellent video. What's the link to the Gullickson video ?

[musicDJ203]

@rnoble2007 it was accually an ef4

[2DSTORMS]

@1359TB As I said earlier, if you were face to face with a wedge, words don't come out as you would like them to, like saying "you know" a million time without realizing it. I realize next time talking will be at a minimum, only when needed.

[1359TB]

Wow... is it really a wedge tornado? I didn't catch that...