Overview
Several clusters of thunderstorms erupted during the afternoon hours of Wednesday, June 28, 2017 producing heavy rain, pockets of wind damage, funnel clouds, and two very brief tornadoes. Storms across northeast Iowa and southwest Wisconsin produced rainfall of 2 to 3 inches and wind gusts in the 50-80 mph range. This not only led to river and flash flooding and pockets of wind damage. |
Tornadoes:
Tornado - Viola, Minnesota
Track Map |
Tornado - Chester, Minnesota
Track Map |
The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
EF0 Weak 65-85 mph |
EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph |
EF2 Significant 111-135 mph |
EF3 Severe 136-165 mph |
EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph |
EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph |
Flooding
Hydrographs will be updated as crests occur.
Turkey River at Eldorado, IA | Turkey River at Elgin 6SE | Turkey River at Elkader, IA | Volga River at Wadena, IA |
Turkey River at Garber, IA |
Photos:
Funnel cloud or brief tornado near Viola, MN (Photo by Jordan Manderfield) |
Funnel cloud or brief tornado near Viola, MN (Photo by Jordan Manderfield) |
Funnel cloud or brief tornado near Viola, MN (Photo by Jordan Manderfield) |
Funnel cloud or brief tornado near Viola, MN (Photo by Bob Wiles) |
Funnel cloud or brief tornado north of Dover, MN (Photo by Tanner Schaaf) |
Funnel cloud or brief tornado north of Dover, MN (Photo by Tanner Schaaf) |
Funnel cloud or brief tornado north of Dover, MN (Photo by Tanner Schaaf) |
Funnel cloud or brief tornado north of Dover, MN (Photo by Tanner Schaaf) |
Funnel cloud or brief tornado north of Dover, MN (Photo by Tanner Schaaf) |
Shelf cloud approaching Lookout, WI (Buffalo Co.) (Photo by Hunter Anderson) |
Shelf cloud approaching Lookout, WI (Buffalo Co.) (Photo by Hunter Anderson) |
Power lines blown down near Livingston, WI (Photo used with permission by Chris Gothner) |
Damage near Livingston, WI | Damage near Livingston, WI | Damage near Livingston, WI |
Damage near Farmersburg, IA | Damage near Farmersburg, IA | Damage near Farmersburg, IA | Barn damage in Grant County, WI (Photo used with permission by Chris Gothner) |
Radar:
Radar rainfall estimations radar - ending 1030 p.m. June 28th | Storm-relative Velocity (left) and Reflectivity loop (right) for the Viola, MN tornado time | Storm-relative Velocity (left) and Reflectivity loop (right) for the Grant Co. WI 70-90 mph winds. |
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 955 PM CDT WED JUN 28 2017 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0320 PM HAIL MARBLE ROCK 42.96N 92.87W 06/28/2017 M0.75 INCH FLOYD IA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 0343 PM HAIL NEW HAMPTON 43.06N 92.31W 06/28/2017 E0.25 INCH CHICKASAW IA PUBLIC 0345 PM HAIL NEW HAMPTON 43.06N 92.31W 06/28/2017 M0.75 INCH CHICKASAW IA EMERGENCY MNGR 0359 PM HAIL 3 NNE BOYD 43.06N 92.24W 06/28/2017 E0.75 INCH CHICKASAW IA PUBLIC NEAR 205TH AND HIGHWAY 18. 0403 PM TSTM WND DMG CALMAR 43.18N 91.86W 06/28/2017 WINNESHIEK IA PUBLIC TREE SNAPPED. RELAYED VIA BROADCAST MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 0453 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNW FARMERSBURG 42.98N 91.39W 06/28/2017 CLAYTON IA EMERGENCY MNGR NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF 165TH STREET AND FALCON AVE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 0505 PM TSTM WND GST 1 E FARMERSBURG 42.96N 91.35W 06/28/2017 M60 MPH CLAYTON IA EMERGENCY MNGR PEA SIZE HAIL ALSO. 0520 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 SSE STEUBEN 43.13N 90.84W 06/28/2017 M2.00 INCH CRAWFORD WI CO-OP OBSERVER 0523 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SSE GIARD 42.96N 91.25W 06/28/2017 CLAYTON IA EMERGENCY MNGR POWER LINES DOWN. 20-24 INCH TREE DOWN. 0537 PM TSTM WND GST CASSVILLE 42.72N 90.99W 06/28/2017 E60 MPH GRANT WI FIRE DEPT/RESCUE REPORT RELAYED BY THE EMERGENCY MANAGER. 0545 PM TSTM WND GST 1 N LANCASTER 42.86N 90.71W 06/28/2017 M58 MPH GRANT WI TRAINED SPOTTER 0554 PM TSTM WND GST 3 NE LANCASTER 42.88N 90.67W 06/28/2017 M63 MPH GRANT WI TRAINED SPOTTER ON COUNTY RD A. 0600 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W LIVINGSTON 42.90N 90.45W 06/28/2017 GRANT WI PUBLIC ROOF BLOWN OFF BARN. VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 0602 PM TSTM WND DMG LIVINGSTON 42.90N 90.43W 06/28/2017 GRANT WI PUBLIC NUMEROUS POWER POLES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD E. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 0602 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N LIVINGSTON 42.93N 90.43W 06/28/2017 GRANT WI PUBLIC DAMAGE TO FARM OUTBUILDINGS. RELAYED VIA BROADCAST MEDIA/SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 0603 PM TSTM WND GST 3 NW LIVINGSTON 42.93N 90.47W 06/28/2017 M78 MPH GRANT WI FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 0603 PM TSTM WND GST MONTFORT 42.97N 90.43W 06/28/2017 E80 MPH GRANT WI FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 0621 PM HEAVY RAIN WEST UNION 42.96N 91.81W 06/28/2017 M4.75 INCH FAYETTE IA PUBLIC RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 0625 PM TORNADO 2 NNE DOVER 44.00N 92.12W 06/28/2017 OLMSTED MN LAW ENFORCEMENT BRIEF TOUCHDOWN REPORTED FROM ST CHARLES LOOKING NORTHWEST. 0709 PM TORNADO CHESTER 44.00N 92.31W 06/28/2017 OLMSTED MN PUBLIC POSSIBLE BRIEF TOUCHDOWN WITH TREE DAMAGE. 0717 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 S RANDALIA 42.82N 91.88W 06/28/2017 FAYETTE IA PUBLIC LITTLE VOLGA RIVER FLOWING OVER 130TH ST. 0717 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 N MAYNARD 42.82N 91.88W 06/28/2017 FAYETTE IA PUBLIC LITTLE VOLGA RIVER FLOWING OVER 130TH ST. 0745 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SSE ROCHESTER 43.96N 92.46W 06/28/2017 OLMSTED MN PUBLIC POWER POLE SNAPPED. RELAYED VIA BROADCAST MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 0910 PM HEAVY RAIN PLATTEVILLE 42.74N 90.48W 06/28/2017 M2.70 INCH GRANT WI AMATEUR RADIO
Rain Reports
Public Information Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 834 AM CDT Thu Jun 29 2017 ...Rainfall Reports... Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon ...Iowa... ...Allamakee County... 3 WNW Elon 2.20 in 0828 AM 06/29 43.27N/91.38W 4 ENE Watson 1.10 in 0745 AM 06/29 43.11N/91.26W 3 S Dorchester 0.49 in 0800 AM 06/29 43.42N/91.51W ...Chickasaw County... New Hampton 2.30 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.06N/92.31W New Hampton 2.14 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.06N/92.32W Ionia 2W 2.01 in 0745 AM 06/29 43.03N/92.50W Fredericksburg 1.64 in 0827 AM 06/29 42.97N/92.20W ...Clayton County... Guttenberg Dam 10 2.75 in 0600 AM 06/29 42.78N/91.10W Garber 2.72 in 0715 AM 06/29 42.74N/91.26W Littleport 2.20 in 0745 AM 06/29 42.75N/91.37W Volga 1NE 2.06 in 0600 AM 06/29 42.81N/91.52W Elkader 5NW 1.78 in 0800 AM 06/29 42.91N/91.47W Edgewood 1.50 in 0530 AM 06/29 42.65N/91.40W Monona WWTP 1.46 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.04N/91.40W Marquette-Bloody Run Creek 0.33 in 0800 AM 06/29 43.04N/91.21W Elkader Turkey River 0.04 in 0745 AM 06/29 42.84N/91.40W ...Fayette County... Fayette 2.16 in 0700 AM 06/29 42.85N/91.82W Fayette-CWOP 1.82 in 0816 AM 06/29 42.84N/91.80W 1 ENE Alpha 1.43 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.01N/92.03W Eldorado 1.13 in 0745 AM 06/29 43.05N/91.81W Waucoma 1WNW 1.13 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.06N/92.05W Oelwein Municipal Airport 0.03 in 0655 AM 06/29 42.68N/91.97W ...Floyd County... Charles City-Cedar River 1.65 in 0730 AM 06/29 43.06N/92.67W Charles City 1.41 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.06N/92.67W Charles City Airport 1.33 in 0655 AM 06/29 43.07N/92.61W Nashua 2sw 1.28 in 0700 AM 06/29 42.94N/92.57W Rockford-Shell Rock Rvr 0.90 in 0745 AM 06/29 43.01N/92.93W Nora Springs 2.4 SSE 0.55 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.11N/92.99W ...Howard County... Elma 0.68 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.24N/92.44W 3 NE Riceville 0.53 in 0812 AM 06/29 43.40N/92.50W Cresco 1NE 0.51 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.39N/92.09W ...Mitchell County... St Ansgar 0.62 in 0630 AM 06/29 43.38N/92.92W Saint Ansgar 0.50 in 0815 AM 06/29 43.38N/92.92W Osage 0.40 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.28N/92.81W Osage 0.36 in 0745 AM 06/29 43.28N/92.85W ...Winneshiek County... Decorah Municipal Airport 0.30 in 0655 AM 06/29 43.28N/91.74W ...Minnesota... ...Dodge County... Hayfield 0.82 in 0630 AM 06/29 43.89N/92.85W 2 NE Kasson 0.24 in 0600 AM 06/29 44.05N/92.72W 2 E Claremont 0.09 in 0800 AM 06/29 44.04N/92.95W ...Fillmore County... Lanesboro-Root River 1.53 in 0730 AM 06/29 43.72N/91.98W 1 SSE Pilot Mound 1.49 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.79N/92.03W Lanesboro 2NE 1.32 in 0730 AM 06/29 43.73N/91.94W Pilot Mound-Root River 1.14 in 0800 AM 06/29 43.78N/92.03W Spring Valley 0.80 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.69N/92.39W Preston Airport 0.76 in 0652 AM 06/29 43.68N/92.18W Fillmore 0.73 in 0730 AM 06/29 43.76N/92.27W 1 W Fillmore 0.70 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.74N/92.31W Mabel 0.45 in 0630 AM 06/29 43.52N/91.76W ...Houston County... Caledonia 1.28 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.63N/91.50W Mound Prairie 1.22 in 0745 AM 06/29 43.78N/91.45W Houston 0.05 in 0745 AM 06/29 43.77N/91.57W 4 SSE Mound Prairie 0.01 in 0815 AM 06/29 43.72N/91.44W ...Mower County... Ostrander 5.1 WNW 0.88 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.65N/92.52W Austin 3 NW - Turtle Creek 0.45 in 0730 AM 06/29 43.65N/92.98W Austin 3S 0.43 in 0800 AM 06/29 43.64N/92.97W Grand Meadow 0.40 in 0500 AM 06/29 43.71N/92.56W Austin Municipal Airport 0.30 in 0655 AM 06/29 43.66N/92.93W Austin 2NE-Dobbins Creek 0.23 in 0730 AM 06/29 43.67N/92.95W ...Olmsted County... Dover 2.90 in 0800 AM 06/29 43.97N/92.12W Eyota 2NE 2.38 in 0730 AM 06/29 44.01N/92.20W Elgin 5SE 2.10 in 0730 AM 06/29 44.01N/92.11W Elgin 2ssw 1.80 in 0700 AM 06/29 44.10N/92.27W 4 WSW Rochester 1.46 in 0800 AM 06/29 43.98N/92.56W 1 W Chester 1.30 in 0623 AM 06/29 44.00N/92.38W 2 NE Rochester 0.86 in 0600 AM 06/29 44.04N/92.44W 2 ENE Rochester 0.78 in 0730 AM 06/29 44.03N/92.43W Rochester-Beltline Bear Cree 0.78 in 0730 AM 06/29 44.01N/92.45W Rochester-Cascade Creek 0.72 in 0730 AM 06/29 44.03N/92.47W Mayo Helipad 0.66 in 0652 AM 06/29 44.02N/92.48W 2 NNW Rochester 0.63 in 0700 AM 06/29 44.05N/92.49W 2 NE Rochester 0.62 in 0825 AM 06/29 44.04N/92.45W Rochester 0.61 in 0819 AM 06/29 44.01N/92.49W 2 W High Forest 0.59 in 0500 AM 06/29 43.85N/92.59W Rochester 3W 0.52 in 0730 AM 06/29 44.02N/92.53W Rochester Ap 2ne 0.52 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.93N/92.48W 2 NE Rochester 0.52 in 0825 AM 06/29 44.04N/92.44W Oronoco 0.38 in 0730 AM 06/29 44.16N/92.54W Rochester-Beltline 0.36 in 0730 AM 06/29 44.01N/92.47W Byron 0.34 in 0812 AM 06/29 44.04N/92.64W Rochester International Airp 0.31 in 0654 AM 06/29 43.91N/92.50W Oronoco 1W 0.28 in 0730 AM 06/29 44.17N/92.55W Byron 0.25 in 0821 AM 06/29 44.03N/92.66W 4 ESE Douglas 0.18 in 0822 AM 06/29 44.09N/92.49W 3 ESE Douglas 0.16 in 0820 AM 06/29 44.09N/92.51W Byron 4 North 0.14 in 0700 AM 06/29 44.09N/92.64W 2 SE Douglas 0.11 in 0817 AM 06/29 44.08N/92.55W Pine Island 1S 0.10 in 0800 AM 06/29 44.19N/92.65W 3 SW Hammond 0.08 in 0810 AM 06/29 44.18N/92.41W 2 SE Eyota 0.01 in 0815 AM 06/29 43.96N/92.21W ...Wabasha County... Plainview 0.75 in 0824 AM 06/29 44.17N/92.17W Wabasha 0.26 in 0700 AM 06/29 44.38N/92.05W Mazeppa 3ESE 0.18 in 0730 AM 06/29 44.26N/92.49W Kellogg-Zumbro River 0.13 in 0800 AM 06/29 44.32N/92.00W Theilman 1SSW 0.11 in 0800 AM 06/29 44.28N/92.19W 2 NNW Zumbro Falls 0.08 in 0816 AM 06/29 44.32N/92.44W Lake City 0.08 in 0625 AM 06/29 44.44N/92.28W ...Winona County... 3 ESE Stockton 2.85 in 0826 AM 06/29 44.01N/91.71W Lewiston 2.38 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.99N/91.87W Minnesota City Dam 5 1.90 in 0700 AM 06/29 44.16N/91.81W Whitewater State Park Group 1.75 in 0730 AM 06/29 44.06N/92.05W Stockton 1.70 in 0713 AM 06/29 44.03N/91.77W Altura 5w 1.58 in 0700 AM 06/29 44.06N/92.04W Elba 1.47 in 0745 AM 06/29 44.09N/92.03W Whitewater State Park 1.45 in 0730 AM 06/29 44.05N/92.05W Dakota 1.42 in 0815 AM 06/29 43.91N/91.36W 2 NNW Pickwick 1.22 in 0700 AM 06/29 44.02N/91.61W La Crescent Dam 7 1.14 in 0600 AM 06/29 43.87N/91.31W Beaver-White Water River 1.01 in 0745 AM 06/29 44.15N/92.00W 1 ESE Minnesota City 0.55 in 0700 AM 06/29 44.08N/91.73W Winona Municipal Airport 0.53 in 0653 AM 06/29 44.08N/91.71W 1 E Ridgeway 0.01 in 0815 AM 06/29 43.91N/91.54W ...Wisconsin... ...Buffalo County... 5 NE Montana 0.92 in 0700 AM 06/29 44.40N/91.60W Alma Dam 4 0.32 in 0600 AM 06/29 44.33N/91.92W ...Clark County... Colby 6SW 1.00 in 0918 PM 06/28 44.87N/90.42W Neillsville 1W 0.75 in 0700 AM 06/29 44.56N/90.61W ...Crawford County... Steuben 2.26 in 0745 AM 06/29 43.18N/90.86W Steuben 4SE 2.22 in 0600 AM 06/29 43.13N/90.84W Lynxville Dam 9 1.87 in 0600 AM 06/29 43.21N/91.10W Prairie Du Chien Airport 1.42 in 0655 AM 06/29 43.02N/91.12W 1 WNW Mount Zion 1.30 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.26N/90.76W Prairie Du Chien 1.26 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.05N/91.13W De Soto 1SE 0.56 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.42N/91.19W De Soto 0.48 in 0821 AM 06/29 43.42N/91.19W ...Grant County... Cuba City 3.23 in 0800 AM 06/29 42.60N/90.43W Platteville 2.42 in 0700 AM 06/29 42.74N/90.47W Lancaster 2.29 in 0726 AM 06/29 42.85N/90.71W Boscobel Airport 1.95 in 0653 AM 06/29 43.16N/90.67W Muscoda 1.94 in 0745 AM 06/29 43.20N/90.44W Lancaster 4wsw 1.83 in 0800 AM 06/29 42.83N/90.79W 1 ENE Boscobel 1.37 in 0803 AM 06/29 43.15N/90.68W Platteville Municipal Airpor 1.10 in 0655 AM 06/29 42.69N/90.44W ...Jackson County... Black River Falls Sewage 0.70 in 0830 AM 06/29 44.29N/90.85W Black River Falls Area Airpo 0.37 in 0655 AM 06/29 44.25N/90.86W 1 E Black River Falls 0.33 in 0815 AM 06/29 44.30N/90.83W ...Juneau County... Mauston 0.86 in 0822 AM 06/29 43.80N/90.07W 2 W Dellwood 0.64 in 0630 AM 06/29 43.99N/89.99W 2 WNW Wisconsin Dells 0.52 in 0820 AM 06/29 43.65N/89.82W Necedah 0.52 in 0748 AM 06/29 44.03N/90.08W Necedah 5 WNW 0.39 in 1200 AM 06/29 44.06N/90.17W 2 N Cloverdale 0.39 in 0810 AM 06/29 44.06N/90.17W ...La Crosse County... 3 W Saint Joseph 1.48 in 0815 AM 06/29 43.78N/91.10W La Crosse Weather Office 1.35 in 0600 AM 06/29 43.82N/91.19W Onalaska 2N 1.31 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.91N/91.23W West Salem 2W 1.00 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.90N/91.12W La Crosse Regional Airport 0.97 in 0653 AM 06/29 43.88N/91.26W 1 SW West Salem 0.66 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.88N/91.10W ...Monroe County... Sparta 1.10 in 0800 AM 06/29 43.94N/90.82W 3 WNW Kendall 1.05 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.81N/90.44W Kendall 1 North 0.97 in 0400 AM 06/29 43.81N/90.37W Cashton 3NNW 0.92 in 0757 AM 06/29 43.79N/90.80W Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport 0.49 in 0655 AM 06/29 43.96N/90.74W Warrens 4WSW 0.39 in 0700 AM 06/29 44.10N/90.59W Cataract 0.34 in 0700 AM 06/29 44.08N/90.85W Four Corners 0.29 in 0700 AM 06/29 44.09N/90.91W 2 E Cataract 0.26 in 0823 AM 06/29 44.09N/90.79W ...Richland County... Richland Center 4N 0.67 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.40N/90.39W ...Taylor County... Medford 0.49 in 0800 AM 06/29 45.13N/90.34W 3 NE Lublin 0.36 in 0814 AM 06/29 45.11N/90.69W Medford Airport 0.30 in 0655 AM 06/29 45.10N/90.30W Westboro 4E 0.28 in 0700 AM 06/29 45.35N/90.22W Chelsea 0.26 in 0820 AM 06/29 45.30N/90.30W ...Trempealeau County... 1 NE Galesville 1.23 in 0600 AM 06/29 44.10N/91.34W Trempealeau Dam 6 1.05 in 0600 AM 06/29 44.00N/91.44W Osseo 0.82 in 0700 AM 06/29 44.58N/91.22W Ettrick 4WNW 0.71 in 0648 AM 06/29 44.19N/91.34W 1 NW Trempealeau 0.48 in 0630 AM 06/29 44.03N/91.46W ...Vernon County... Stoddard 1.69 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.66N/91.22W Viroqua 1.20 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.56N/90.90W Westby 3ENE 1.12 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.67N/90.81W Viroqua Municipal Airport 1.10 in 0655 AM 06/29 43.58N/90.90W Viroqua 0.8 ESE 1.10 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.55N/90.87W Viroqua 1.06 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.56N/90.88W Genoa Dam 8 1.05 in 0600 AM 06/29 43.57N/91.23W Hillsboro 2sw 0.88 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.63N/90.38W La Farge 0.88 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.57N/90.64W 3 WNW Viola 0.72 in 0800 AM 06/29 43.53N/90.74W Hillsboro WSW 0.71 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.65N/90.35W Ontario 0.70 in 0700 AM 06/29 43.72N/90.59W Readstown 0.69 in 0800 AM 06/29 43.45N/90.76W Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. $$
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