Storm spotters and law enforcement officials reported a tornado entered Mower County about 3 miles west of Austin.  The storm proceeded northeast, before lifting about 4 miles north of Austin.  The tornado hit numerous farms, outbuildings, power poles and crossed fields that were still bare of crops.  Several hog farms were destroyed.  Hardest hit were several homes in the small community of Andyville, just north of Austin, along Highway 218.  Roofs were torn off and trees sheared off.  Two smaller tornadoes also touched down briefly  between Rose Creek and Elkton (Mower County) and near Stewartville (Olmsted County), but no damage was reported.  Spotters across southeast Minnesota also reported hail ranging in size from dimes to golf balls and thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph.

Hail in DODGE, MINNESOTA
From 01-MAY-01 17:50:00 to 01-MAY-01 17:50:00 (CST)
Location: WEST CONCORD
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 01-MAY-01 19:06:00 to 01-MAY-01 19:06:00 (CST)
Location: EYOTA
Magnitude: 52 M
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in FILLMORE, MINNESOTA
From 01-MAY-01 19:10:00 to 01-MAY-01 19:10:00 (CST)
Location: HAMILTON
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in MOWER, MINNESOTA
From 01-MAY-01 18:25:00 to 01-MAY-01 18:25:00 (CST)
Location: AUSTIN
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 2.5K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in MOWER, MINNESOTA
From 01-MAY-01 18:40:00 to 01-MAY-01 18:40:00 (CST)
Location: AUSTIN
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Tornado in MOWER, MINNESOTA
From 01-MAY-01 18:32:00 to 01-MAY-01 18:40:00 (CST)
Location: AUSTIN
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 150K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Tornado in MOWER, MINNESOTA
From 01-MAY-01 18:52:00 to 01-MAY-01 18:54:00 (CST)
Location: ELKTON
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Hail in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 01-MAY-01 19:30:00 to 01-MAY-01 19:30:00 (CST)
Location: STEWARTVILLE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 01-MAY-01 18:48:00 to 01-MAY-01 18:48:00 (CST)
Location: ROCHESTER
Magnitude: 52 M
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Tornado in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 01-MAY-01 19:06:00 to 01-MAY-01 19:08:00 (CST)
Location: STEWARTVILLE
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD

Hail in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 01-MAY-01 18:48:00 to 01-MAY-01 18:48:00 (CST)
Location: ROCHESTER
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 7.5K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in DODGE, MINNESOTA
From 01-MAY-01 17:30:00 to 01-MAY-01 17:30:00 (CST)
Location: MANTORVILLE
Magnitude: 52 E
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in DODGE, MINNESOTA
From 01-MAY-01 19:00:00 to 01-MAY-01 19:00:00 (CST)
Location: MANTORVILLE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 01-MAY-01 18:52:00 to 01-MAY-01 18:52:00 (CST)
Location: ROCHESTER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in WINONA, MINNESOTA
From 01-MAY-01 19:31:00 to 01-MAY-01 19:31:00 (CST)
Location: LEWISTON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in FILLMORE, MINNESOTA
From 01-MAY-01 20:10:00 to 01-MAY-01 20:10:00 (CST)
Location: FOUNTAIN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 4.5K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in WINONA, MINNESOTA
From 01-MAY-01 20:15:00 to 01-MAY-01 20:15:00 (CST)
Location: ST CHARLES
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC