Tornado in BROWN, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-03 18:52:00 to 14-JUL-03 18:52:00 (CST)
Location: SEARLES
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Brief touchdown in open field as videotaped by storm chaser. This tornado was from a different supercell than that which produced a tornado 6 W Searles at 1830.  The supercell which spawned this tornado 1 N Searles went on to produce six more tornadoes: 5 in Blue Earth County and 1 in Waseca County.

Tornado in BLUE EARTH, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-03 19:20:00 to 14-JUL-03 19:21:00 (CST)
Location: LAKE CRYSTAL
Tornado F-scale: F2
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

The second tornado from a cyclic tornadic supercell touched down on the western edge of a farmstead. It snapped a dozen trees and demolished a barn and sheds.  The roof of a house was peeled away and four vehicles were moved.

Tornado in BLUE EARTH, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-03 19:22:00 to 14-JUL-03 19:25:00 (CST)
Location: RAPIDAN
Tornado F-scale: F1
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

The third tornado in a series touched down in a corn field and trekked straight east. It caused minor house damage and knocked down several sheds and outbuildings, then moved across corn and bean fields before causing minor damage to a farmstead.  It dissipated shortly after moving through the farmstead. Videotaped by storm chasers.

Tornado in BLUE EARTH, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-03 19:27:00 to 14-JUL-03 19:31:00 (CST)
Location: RAPIDAN
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 500K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

The fourth tornado in a series formed atop a bluff on the west side of the Le Sueur River valley, struck two homes down in the river valley, then moved back up the bluffs on the east side of the valley, where it snapped many trees and produced minor damage to some more houses, sheds and outbuildings. Videotaped by storm chasers.

Tornado in BLUE EARTH, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-03 19:34:00 to 14-JUL-03 19:37:00 (CST)
Location: MANKATO
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

The fifth tornado in a series touched down in a corn field, clipped a couple of storage buildings and a lawn care center, then moved across more fields and a meadow before dissipating.

Tornado in BLUE EARTH, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-03 19:43:00 to 14-JUL-03 19:48:00 (CST)
Location: ST CLAIR
Tornado F-scale: F2
Property damage: 2M
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

The sixth tornado in a series was the last of five to hit Blue Earth County.  This one took direct aim on four farmsteads.  Barns, sheds and outbuildings were downed. A roof was taken off a house and numerous trees were snapped. Law Enforcement video showed this to be a multiple vortex tornado.

Tornado in WASECA, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-03 19:55:00 to 14-JUL-03 19:55:00 (CST)
Location: JANESVILLE
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Captured on video by law enforcement, this was the seventh and last in a series of tornadoes produced by a cyclic tornadic supercell.  It touched down briefly in an open field and dissipated before reaching the city of Janesville.

Tornado in BROWN, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-03 18:30:00 to 14-JUL-03 18:35:00 (CST)
Location: SEARLES
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Tornado tore across corn fields and several groves of trees. Videotaped by storm chasers.