Severe Storms Over East Central Minnesota
September 21, 2005
A Canadian cool front signalling the end of summer moved across Minnesota on Wednesday,
September 21. Out ahead of the front temperatures soared into the upper 80's to low 90's.
Skies to south of the front were mostly clear and provided a good view of the bubbling thunderheads
forming to the northwest of the Twin Cities.
The first thunderstorms developed just east of St. Cloud during the late afternoon hours of
September 21. The storms grew stronger as they moved to the east and developed to the west and southwest.
During the late evening they moved across the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities and caused extensive
damage and torrential rains. Three houses were destroyed in Andover in Anoka county. There Numerous
reports of trees down from Maple Grove to Shoreview. A 45 year old man died in Minneapolis when a
large tree branch fell on him.
There were four reports of tornadoes. One was 3 miles south of Atwater in Knadiohi County,
the others were in Anoka County. There was also a weak tornado in northern Hennepin County
in the city of Brooklyn Park.
Ten school districts cancelled class on Thursday including Anoka-Hennepin, Osseo, Robbinsdale,
Fridley, Columbia Heights, Mounds View, and Brooklyn Center. In addition, North Hennepin Community
College was closed along with private schools and Anoka County libraries. 160,000 people were without
power by 10:30 pm on the night of the storm.
Heavy rains fell with several waves of storms across the north metro. The heaviest rain
began around 6pm and ended around midnight. Street flooding was reported in Fridley,
Spring Lake Park, Coon Rapids, Blaine, Champlin and Shoreview. Some amounts include..
Location Amount
Fridley 3.29
North St. Paul 3.11
White Bear Township 3.10
Brooklyn Park 3.06
Maplewood 2.92
Crystal Airport 2.38
New Hope 2.17
St. Paul 2.13
Stillwater 2.02
U of M St. Paul 1.87
Golden Valley 1.61
St. Paul Airport 1.54
Minneapolis L/D #1 1.45
Forest Lake 1.07
Minneapolis/St Paul
Airport .21
Chanhassen .09
The Chanhassen national Weather Service has a
web page on the September 21, 2005 storm.
Listed below are National Weather Service Statements from Chanhassen about the heavy rain and severe storms.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
910 PM CDT FRI SEP 23 2005
...MORE RESULTS FROM THE DAMAGE SURVEY FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHERN TWIN CITIES METRO AREA ON SEPTEMBER
21ST...
STORM DAMAGE WAS SURVEYED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN METRO FOR THE
SECOND CONSECUTIVE DAY. YESTERDAY IT WAS FOUND THAT TWO TORNADOES PLUS
WIDESPREAD DOWNBURST DAMAGE HIT ANDOVER...COON RAPIDS AND BLAINE IN
ANOKA COUNTY. TODAYS SURVEY COVERED NORTHERN HENNEPIN AND SOUTHERN
ANOKA COUNTIES.
THE STORMS MOVED EAST-SOUTHEAST. THE VAST MAJORITY OF DAMAGE IN
NORTHERN HENNEPIN COUNTY WAS DUE TO DOWNBURST WINDS...MOSTLY FROM THE
REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFT SWINGING AROUND THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDES OF THE
MESOCYCLONE. A SMALL AND VERY BRIEF F-0 TORNADO WAS ALSO DISCOVERED TO
HAVE TOUCHED DOWN IN THE FAR NORTHEAST CORNER OF BROOKLYN PARK...BUT
THE TORNADO DAMAGE PALED IN COMPARISON TO THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE
DOWNBURST. THE DOWNBURST WINDS WERE STRONGER AND MORE WIDESPREAD THAN
THE WINDS OF THE F-0 TORNADO. IN FACT...THE DOWNBURST PRODUCED F-1
DAMAGE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN HENNEPIN COUNTY...WITH A FEW ROOFS BLOWN
OFF IN BROOKLYN PARK. THOUSANDS OF TREES WERE TOPPLED OR SNAPPED. THE
TORNADO DID NOT CROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
THE STORM MOVED FROM NORTHERN HENNEPIN COUNTY...AND INTO SOUTHERN ANOKA
COUNTY. FRIDLEY WAS ESPECIALLY HARD HIT. THE CHARACTER OF THE STORM
ALSO CHANGED. THERE WAS SOME SPORADIC DOWNBURST DAMAGE IN SOUTHERN
FRIDLEY FROM THE REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFT...BUT THE MESOCYCLONE ITSELF...OR
THE CENTER OF THE ROTATING STORM...BEGAN PRODUCING DAMAGE ON ALL
SIDES. PERHAPS THE HARDEST HIT AREA WAS THE AREA BETWEEN FRIDLEY HIGH
SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY AVENUE. NUMEROUS TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN IN ALL
DIRECTIONS...WITH MANY LANDING ON HOUSES AND VEHICLES.
ONE EYEWITNESS DESCRIBED THAT TREES WERE FIRST KNOCKED DOWN TOWARD THE
SOUTH. THE INTENSE WIND CONTINUED BUT BEGAN CHANGING DIRECTIONS. THEN
WHAT SEEMED LIKE THREE OR FOUR MINUTES LATER...TREES WERE BEING
KNOCKED DOWN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. THE INTENSE WIND CONTINUED...STILL
GRADUALLY CHANGING DIRECTION. FINALLY...WHAT SEEMED LIKE SEVERAL
MINUTES LATER...TREES WERE ONCE AGAIN KNOCKED DOWN TOWARD THE SOUTH.
THIS ACCOUNT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE MESOCYCLONE MOVING OVERHEAD. THERE
WAS VERY LITTLE MAJOR WIND DAMAGE TO ANY OF THE HOUSES. INSTEAD...THE
DAMAGE TO HOUSES WAS TYPICALLY CAUSED BY FALLING TREES. THIS SUGGESTS
THAT WINDS WERE PROBABLY FROM 60 TO 70 MPH...BUT THAT THE WINDS WERE
SUSTAINED FOR MANY MINUTES. ONE INTERESTING NOTE IS THAT THE TREES
SEEMED TO FALL DOWN IN SLOW MOTION.
FURTHERMORE...THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY DISTINCT OR CONCENTRATED
DAMAGE PATH OF PARTICULARLY INTENSE DAMAGE. INSTEAD...THE VARYING
DIRECTIONS OF TOPPLED TREES WAS EXHIBITED OVER A DIAMETER OF ONE TO
TWO MILES.
THE ROTATING STORM MOVED INTO RAMSEY COUNTY. NUMEROUS TREES IN NEW
BRIGHTON...JUST NORTH OF 694 AND SILVER LAKE ROAD...SHOWED THE SAME
TYPE OF BROAD ROTATION DAMAGE PATTERN AS IN FRIDLEY. MANY TREES WERE
DOWNED FROM NEW BRIGHTON INTO SHOREVIEW.
A SUMMARY OF THE BLAINE AND ANDOVER DAMAGE SURVEYS FOLLOWS...
THE TEAM DETERMINED THAT A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN THE EXTREME
EASTERN PART OF COON RAPIDS...MOVED INTO BLAINE...BEFORE DISSIPATING
JUST WEST OF THE NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER. IT WAS ON THE GROUND FOR
TWO MILES...TRACKED EAST-SOUTHEAST...WAS AN F-2...AND HAD A MAXIMUM
WIDTH OF 50 YARDS.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF DAMAGE IN ANDOVER WAS DUE TO REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFT
WINDS ROTATING AROUND A MESOCYCLONE. IN FACT...THE DOWNBURST PRODUCED
F-1 DAMAGE IN ANDOVER...ACROSS A LARGE AREA...WHEREAS THE ANDOVER
TORNADO WAS AN F-0 OVER A VERY SMALL AREA. THE ANDOVER TORNADO HAD A
MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 25 YARDS...WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 0.3 MILE. THE
TORNADO TOUCHDOWN WAS JUST WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF 142ND AVENUE
NORTHWEST AND 143RD AVENUE NORTHWEST.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...REVISED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
814 PM CDT THU SEP 22 2005
...EARLY RESULTS FROM DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM REGARDING POSSIBLE
TORNADOES IN NORTHERN TWIN CITIES METRO AREA ON SEPTEMBER 21ST...
THE TEAM HAS DETERMINED THAT A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN THE EXTREME
EASTERN PART OF COON RAPIDS...MOVED INTO BLAINE...BEFORE DISSIPATING
JUST WEST OF THE NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER.
THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR TWO MILES...TRACKED EAST
SOUTHEAST...WAS AN F2...AND HAD A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 50 YARDS...
THE STORM DAMAGE TEAM HAD DETERMINE THAT THE TORNADO THAT OCCURRED
IN ANDOVER WAS AN F0...AND HAD A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 25 YARDS...AND THE
PATH LENGTH WAS 3 TENTHS OF A MILE. THE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN BRIEFLY
AT THE INTERSECTION OF 142 AVE NW AND 143RD LANE NW.
THE VAST AMOUNT OF THE DAMAGE WAS CONTRIBUTE TO THE REAR FLANK
DOWNDRAFT IN THE WAKE OF THE TORNADO WHICH PRODUCE WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 80 AND 100 MPH.
EARLIER THE TEAM WAS IN FRIDLEY...ADDITIONAL STUDY WILL BE NEEDED
TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE FRIDLEY DAMAGE WAS TORNADIC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE THIS EVENING.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
710 PM CDT THU SEP 22 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM HAIL ST CLOUD 45.55N 94.17W
09/21/2005 1.00 INCH STEARNS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0540 PM HAIL SAUK RAPIDS 45.59N 94.17W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH BENTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0541 PM HAIL SAUK RAPIDS 45.59N 94.17W
09/21/2005 0.88 INCH BENTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0545 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 E PAYNESVILLE 45.38N 94.68W
09/21/2005 STEARNS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0554 PM HAIL 1 S RICHMOND 45.44N 94.52W
09/21/2005 1.00 INCH STEARNS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
COVERING THE GROUND.
0556 PM HAIL WILLMAR 45.12N 95.05W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH KANDIYOHI MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0556 PM HAIL RICHMOND 45.45N 94.52W
09/21/2005 2.00 INCH STEARNS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0558 PM HAIL 5 S COLD SPRING 45.39N 94.43W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH STEARNS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0600 PM HAIL 5 S COLD SPRING 45.39N 94.43W
09/21/2005 1.00 INCH STEARNS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0602 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N KIMBALL 45.39N 94.30W
09/21/2005 STEARNS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
STREET SIGNS KNOCKED DOWN.
0603 PM HAIL 3 E COLD SPRING 45.46N 94.37W
09/21/2005 1.00 INCH STEARNS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0606 PM HAIL WILLMAR 45.12N 95.05W
09/21/2005 1.00 INCH KANDIYOHI MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0609 PM FUNNEL CLOUD ATWATER 45.14N 94.78W
09/21/2005 KANDIYOHI MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0615 PM TORNADO 3 S ATWATER 45.09N 94.78W
09/21/2005 F0 KANDIYOHI MN EMERGENCY MNGR
BRIEF TOUCHDOWN REPORTED NEAR INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD
23 AND COUNTY ROAD 2. NO DAMAGE.
0620 PM HAIL 9 W CLEARWATER 45.41N 94.23W
09/21/2005 1.00 INCH STEARNS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0627 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 4 W COSMOS 44.94N 94.78W
09/21/2005 KANDIYOHI MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0628 PM HAIL 3 N BIG LAKE 45.38N 93.75W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH SHERBURNE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0630 PM TSTM WND DMG BIG LAKE 45.34N 93.75W
09/21/2005 SHERBURNE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWNED.
0630 PM HAIL BIG LAKE 45.34N 93.75W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH SHERBURNE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGED.
0632 PM HAIL 6 NW RICE LAKE 45.56N 91.83W
09/21/2005 1.75 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0632 PM HAIL BECKER 45.37N 93.87W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH SHERBURNE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0633 PM HAIL LITCHFIELD 45.12N 94.53W
09/21/2005 1.00 INCH MEEKER MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0636 PM HAIL RICE LAKE 45.50N 91.74W
09/21/2005 1.00 INCH BARRON WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
WINDOWS DAMAGED.
0636 PM TSTM WND GST MONTICELLO 45.30N 93.80W
09/21/2005 67 MPH WRIGHT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
11 INCH BRANCHES DOWN. SIDING OFF HOMES.
0636 PM HAIL BIG LAKE 45.34N 93.75W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH SHERBURNE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
FELL FOR 8 MINUTES
0638 PM HAIL MONTICELLO 45.30N 93.80W
09/21/2005 1.00 INCH WRIGHT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0640 PM HAIL LITCHFIELD 45.12N 94.53W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH MEEKER MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0640 PM HAIL BARRONETT 45.64N 91.99W
09/21/2005 1.75 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0640 PM TSTM WND DMG RICE LAKE 45.50N 91.74W
09/21/2005 BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
15 INCH TREES DOWNED. PINE TREES SNAPPED.
0644 PM HAIL RICE LAKE 45.50N 91.74W
09/21/2005 3.00 INCH BARRON WI EMERGENCY MNGR
0644 PM HAIL MONTICELLO 45.30N 93.80W
09/21/2005 2.00 INCH WRIGHT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0646 PM HAIL ELK RIVER 45.33N 93.57W
09/21/2005 0.88 INCH SHERBURNE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0646 PM TSTM WND DMG ELK RIVER 45.33N 93.57W
09/21/2005 SHERBURNE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWNED ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 15. TREE ON HOUSE NEAR
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
0647 PM TSTM WND GST ST MICHAEL 45.21N 93.66W
09/21/2005 58 MPH WRIGHT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0647 PM HAIL ST MICHAEL 45.21N 93.66W
09/21/2005 0.88 INCH WRIGHT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0650 PM TSTM WND DMG CAMERON 45.40N 91.74W
09/21/2005 BARRON WI EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES WERE DOWNED
0650 PM TSTM WND DMG ROGERS 45.19N 93.55W
09/21/2005 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
APARTMENT BUILDING WALLS BLOWN IN ON HWY 101 ON NORTHEAST
SIDE OF TOWN
0650 PM HAIL 4 S ROGERS 45.14N 93.55W
09/21/2005 1.50 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0652 PM HAIL MONTICELLO 45.30N 93.80W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH WRIGHT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0653 PM HAIL DASSEL 45.08N 94.31W
09/21/2005 1.50 INCH MEEKER MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0653 PM HAIL ST MICHAEL 45.21N 93.66W
09/21/2005 1.75 INCH WRIGHT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0655 PM HAIL DASSEL 45.08N 94.31W
09/21/2005 1.75 INCH MEEKER MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0656 PM HAIL HANOVER 45.16N 93.66W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0657 PM HAIL OTSEGO 45.29N 93.61W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH SHERBURNE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0658 PM HAIL ANDOVER 45.26N 93.33W
09/21/2005 2.50 INCH ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0658 PM HAIL ROGERS 45.19N 93.55W
09/21/2005 1.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0658 PM FUNNEL CLOUD HUTCHINSON 44.89N 94.37W
09/21/2005 MCLEOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0658 PM HAIL RAMSEY 45.26N 93.45W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
HAILED FOR 5 MINUTES
0659 PM HAIL DAYTON 45.19N 93.47W
09/21/2005 0.88 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 PM HAIL RAMSEY 45.26N 93.45W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0702 PM HAIL DAYTON 45.19N 93.47W
09/21/2005 0.88 INCH HENNEPIN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0702 PM TSTM WND DMG BROOKLYN CENTER 45.07N 93.32W
09/21/2005 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
MANY TREES UP TO 3 FEET IN DIAMETER TREE DOWNED. ONE TREE
DOWN ON ROOF OF HOME. ANOTHER TREE FELL IN KITCHEN OF
HOME.
0703 PM TORNADO ANDOVER 45.26N 93.33W
09/21/2005 ANOKA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
THREE HOUSES SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED. OTHER HOMES...A
SHED...AND GARAGES DAMAGED. MANY LARGE TREES DOWNED.
CANOE THROWN 2 BLOCKS. SOME DAMAGE FROM DOWNBURST WINDS.
SOME DAMAGE FROM TORNADO.
0704 PM TORNADO ANDOVER 45.26N 93.33W
09/21/2005 ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES UP TO 3 FOOT DIAMETER AND POWER LINES WERE
DOWNED. WORST DAMAGE ON SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SIDE OF TOWN
JUST NORTH OF BUNKER HILLS REGIONAL PARK. HOMES AND
GARAGES DAMAGED. SOME DAMAGE FROM WIDESPREAD DOWNBURST
WINDS. SOME DAMAGE FROM TORNADO.
0704 PM HAIL MAPLE GROVE 45.11N 93.46W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0705 PM HAIL MAPLE GROVE 45.11N 93.46W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0706 PM HAIL MAPLE GROVE 45.11N 93.46W
09/21/2005 1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0707 PM TSTM WND DMG BROOKLYN PARK 45.11N 93.35W
09/21/2005 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
GODFATHERS PIZZA WALL BLOWN IN. THREE INCH DIAMETER TREES
DOWNED. SHINGLE...SIDING AND DECK DAMAGE ON HOME.
0708 PM TSTM WND DMG RAMSEY 45.26N 93.45W
09/21/2005 ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
3 FOOT DIAMETER TREES DOWN.
0708 PM HAIL RAMSEY 45.26N 93.45W
09/21/2005 1.00 INCH ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
WINDOWS BROKEN FROM HAIL.
0708 PM TSTM WND DMG COON RAPIDS 45.17N 93.31W
09/21/2005 ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL 12 INCH DIAMETER TREES UPROOTED. ROOF DAMAGE.
0710 PM TSTM WND DMG MINNEAPOLIS 44.96N 93.27W
09/21/2005 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
50 FOOT TREE UPROOTED
0710 PM TSTM WND GST CRYSTAL 45.04N 93.36W
09/21/2005 62 MPH HENNEPIN MN ASOS
0712 PM TSTM WND DMG MOUNDS VIEW 45.11N 93.21W
09/21/2005 RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
ROOF REMOVED FROM MOBILE HOME. MANY TREES DOWN ONTO
CARS...BUILDINGS AND STREETS. POWER LINES DOWN.
0712 PM TSTM WND DMG MOUNDS VIEW 45.11N 93.21W
09/21/2005 RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
ROOF OFF OF MOBILE HOME...TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
0712 PM TSTM WND DMG FRIDLEY 45.08N 93.26W
09/21/2005 ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
0713 PM HAIL BROOKLYN PARK 45.11N 93.35W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0713 PM TSTM WND GST CRYSTAL 45.04N 93.36W
09/21/2005 68 MPH HENNEPIN MN ASOS
0714 PM TSTM WND DMG BROOKLYN PARK 45.11N 93.35W
09/21/2005 HENNEPIN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER POLES SNAPPED. NUMEROUS TREES DAMAGED. UNCONFIRMED
PUBLIC REPORT OF A TORNADO.
0715 PM TORNADO COON RAPIDS 45.17N 93.31W
09/21/2005 F2 ANOKA MN NWS STORM SURVEY
LARGE PORTION OF ROOF REMOVED AND BLOWN ONTO UNIVERSITY
AVENUE. MANY TREES DOWNED...INCLUDING 100 TREES DOWNED AT
BUNKER HILLS GOLF COURSE. TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN EXTREME
EASTERN COON RAPIDS AND CONTINUED INTO BLAINE.
0719 PM HAIL ANOKA 45.21N 93.39W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0720 PM TSTM WND DMG FRIDLEY 45.08N 93.26W
09/21/2005 ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SHED COMPLETELY DESTROYED. HOUSES DAMAGED. SEVERAL LARGE
TREES DOWNED. POWER POLES TILTED OVER.
0720 PM TORNADO BLAINE 45.17N 93.21W
09/21/2005 F2 ANOKA MN NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 1 INJ *** 10 HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED AND CONDEMNED. 20
OTHER HOMES SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. WIDESPREAD TREE
DAMAGE. HEAVIEST DAMAGE NEAR MADISON SCHOOL. ONE WOMAN
WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES SUSTAINED WHEN A
TREE FELL ONTO HER HEAVILY DAMAGED HOME. A TOTAL OF THREE
PEOPLE WERE TRAPPED IN THEIR DAMAGED HOMES AND HAD TO BE
RESCUED. THE TORNADO LIFTED NEAR THE NATIONAL SPORTS
CENTER.
0721 PM TORNADO BLAINE 45.17N 93.21W
09/21/2005 F2 ANOKA MN NWS STORM SURVEY
ROOF OFF OF TWO HOMES NEAR JACKSON AND 104TH COURT.
TORNADO LIFTED NEAR NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER.
0722 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW BRIGHTON 45.07N 93.20W
09/21/2005 RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
3 TO 8 INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES DOWN.
0722 PM HAIL 1 NW ST PAUL 44.96N 93.12W
09/21/2005 1.00 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
FELL IN ST ANTHONY
0722 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NW ST PAUL 44.96N 93.12W
09/21/2005 RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
8 INCH TREES DOWNED IN ST ANTHONY.
0726 PM TSTM WND DMG ST LOUIS PARK 44.95N 93.36W
09/21/2005 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
THREE INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN AND SMALL TREES DOWN.
0726 PM HAIL ST LOUIS PARK 44.95N 93.36W
09/21/2005 1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0727 PM HAIL FRIDLEY 45.08N 93.26W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0729 PM TSTM WND DMG HUGO 45.16N 92.96W
09/21/2005 WASHINGTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON COUNTY.
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG FRIDLEY 45.08N 93.26W
09/21/2005 ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
15 INCH TREE DOWN
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG BROOKLYN CENTER 45.07N 93.32W
09/21/2005 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
TILE RIPPED OFF ROOF. 4 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES DOWN.
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG GOLDEN VALLEY 44.99N 93.36W
09/21/2005 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
8 INCH BRANCHES DOWNED AT INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 100 AND
GOLDEN VALLEY ROAD.
0732 PM TSTM WND DMG MINNEAPOLIS 44.96N 93.27W
09/21/2005 HENNEPIN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
*** 1 FATAL *** LARGE TREE BRANCH FELL ON TOP OF 45 YEAR
OLD MAN AND KILLED HIM ON JAMES AVENUE NORTH. MANY TREES
WERE DOWNED IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS.
0734 PM FLASH FLOOD RICE LAKE 45.50N 91.74W
09/21/2005 BARRON WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
CARS STRANDED ON FLOODED STREETS
0735 PM TSTM WND DMG ST PAUL 44.95N 93.10W
09/21/2005 RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
4 INCH TREE DOWNED
0735 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW BRIGHTON 45.07N 93.20W
09/21/2005 RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED NEAR DRIFTWOOD PARK. DOZENS OF
TREE BRANCHES DOWNED ELSEWHERE.
0737 PM TSTM WND GST ST PAUL 44.95N 93.10W
09/21/2005 62 MPH RAMSEY MN ASOS
MEASURED BY ASOS.
0737 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTH ST PAUL 45.01N 93.00W
09/21/2005 RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
4 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN.
0740 PM HAIL LAKE ELMO 45.00N 92.91W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH WASHINGTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0740 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTH ST PAUL 45.01N 93.00W
09/21/2005 RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
4 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES DOWN.
0743 PM TSTM WND DMG BROOKLYN CENTER 45.07N 93.32W
09/21/2005 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
THREE FOOT DIAMETER TREES UPROOTED...ONE ONTO HOME AT
INTERSECTION OF BROOKLYN BOULEVARD AND INTERSTATE 94.
0744 PM TSTM WND DMG ARDEN HILLS 45.07N 93.17W
09/21/2005 RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 10.
0744 PM TSTM WND DMG BROOKLYN PARK 45.11N 93.35W
09/21/2005 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE DOWNED
0747 PM FLASH FLOOD BLAINE 45.17N 93.21W
09/21/2005 ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
FLOODING AT INTERSECTION OF MAIN AND HIGHWAY 65
0747 PM FLASH FLOOD BROOKLYN PARK 45.11N 93.35W
09/21/2005 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SHINGLE CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS.
0750 PM TSTM WND DMG SHOREVIEW 45.08N 93.14W
09/21/2005 RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES UP TO 3 FEET IN DIAMETER DOWNED.
0750 PM FLASH FLOOD BROOKLYN CENTER 45.07N 93.32W
09/21/2005 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1 FOOT OF WATER AT INTERSECTION OF BROOKLYN BOULEVARD AND
INTERSTATE 94.
0815 PM FLASH FLOOD FRIDLEY 45.08N 93.26W
09/21/2005 ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING.
0815 PM FLASH FLOOD SPRING LAKE PARK 45.12N 93.25W
09/21/2005 ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING.
0820 PM HAIL 1 S OTSEGO 45.28N 93.61W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH WRIGHT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL REPORTED ON WRIGHT/SHERBURNE COUNTY LINE.
0820 PM HAIL OTSEGO 45.29N 93.61W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH SHERBURNE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL REPORTED ON WRIGHT/SHERBURNE COUNTY LINE
0826 PM FLASH FLOOD COON RAPIDS 45.17N 93.31W
09/21/2005 ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
STREET FLOODING
0830 PM HAIL ANDOVER 45.26N 93.33W
09/21/2005 1.00 INCH ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0837 PM HAIL COON RAPIDS 45.17N 93.31W
09/21/2005 1.00 INCH ANOKA MN STORM CHASER
0846 PM HAIL LINO LAKES 45.16N 93.08W
09/21/2005 1.25 INCH ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0846 PM FLASH FLOOD COON RAPIDS 45.17N 93.31W
09/21/2005 ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING.
0846 PM HAIL CHAMPLIN 45.17N 93.39W
09/21/2005 1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN PUBLIC
0855 PM HAIL MONTICELLO 45.30N 93.80W
09/21/2005 0.88 INCH WRIGHT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0900 PM FLASH FLOOD BLAINE 45.17N 93.21W
09/21/2005 ANOKA MN BROADCAST MEDIA
MAJOR STREET FLOODING
0923 PM HAIL DELANO 45.04N 93.79W
09/21/2005 1.00 INCH WRIGHT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0929 PM FLASH FLOOD CHAMPLIN 45.17N 93.39W
09/21/2005 HENNEPIN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING.
0935 PM FLASH FLOOD FRIDLEY 45.08N 93.26W
09/21/2005 ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
73RD AND UNIVERSITY AVENUE IS IMPASSABLE DUE TO MAJOR
STREET FLOODING.
0958 PM HAIL COSMOS 44.94N 94.70W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH MEEKER MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0959 PM FLASH FLOOD SHOREVIEW 45.08N 93.14W
09/21/2005 RAMSEY MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER A FOOT DEEP AT 96TH AND LEXINGTON.
1000 PM TSTM WND DMG HUDSON 44.97N 92.74W
09/21/2005 ST. CROIX WI EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. THE TIME WAS ESTIMATED.
1013 PM HAIL ELMWOOD 44.78N 92.15W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH PIERCE WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAIL IS COVERING THE ROAD.
1015 PM HAIL HUTCHINSON 44.89N 94.37W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH MCLEOD MN BROADCAST MEDIA
1037 PM HAIL GLENCOE 44.77N 94.15W
09/21/2005 0.88 INCH MCLEOD MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAIL DAMAGED CARS
1052 PM HAIL NORWOOD/YOUNG AMERICA 44.78N 93.92W
09/21/2005 1.75 INCH CARVER MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1125 PM HAIL PRIOR LAKE 44.73N 93.43W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH SCOTT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1125 PM HAIL PRIOR LAKE 44.73N 93.43W
09/21/2005 0.75 INCH SCOTT MN AMATEUR RADIO
1135 PM HAIL BURNSVILLE 44.76N 93.28W
09/21/2005 0.88 INCH DAKOTA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
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