Severe Weather and Beneficial Rains:
April 18, 2004
A squall line quenched the southeast half of Minnesota but left damage in its path with strong winds, large hail and two tornadoes. The line of severe storms began over central Minnesota during the late afternoon and early evening hours of the 18th. The line then developed to the southwest and extended back into Nebraska. The line slowed over East Central Minnesota and dumped some copious rains, with some places picking up one to two inches. There were some areas that received large hail as well. Baseball-sized hail was reported at Lake Benton southwest Minnesota. Two weak tornadoes were reported in Minnesota. One was north of Evan in Brown County and another 2 miles southwest of Adrian in Nobles County. In the end, the damage from the storms was less than expected but the heavy rains were more than welcome.
The image below provides a daily estimate of precipitation values for the period 7:00 AM, Sunday - April 18 through 7:00 AM, Friday - April 19. The data are provided by the WSI Corporation's (http://www.intellicast.com) analysis of National Weather Service radar imagery.
Total Rainfall from Radar-based Estimates - April 18 and 19
(through 7:00 AM)
Listed below are some storm reports courtesy the National Weather Service.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY RETRANSMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
650 AM CDT MON APR 19 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0325 PM HAIL 3 S COLD SPRING 45.41N 94.43W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH STEARNS MN AMATEUR RADIO
0332 PM HAIL 10 N SAUK RAPIDS 45.74N 94.17W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH BENTON MN AMATEUR RADIO
0332 PM HAIL 10 N BECKER 45.52N 93.87W
04/18/2004 1.00 INCH SHERBURNE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0345 PM HAIL 1 E EDEN VALLEY 45.33N 94.55W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH STEARNS MN AMATEUR RADIO
0350 PM HAIL 2 E EDEN VALLEY 45.33N 94.55W
04/18/2004 0.88 INCH STEARNS MN AMATEUR RADIO
0358 PM HAIL 2 W PRINCETON 45.57N 93.59W
04/18/2004 1.00 INCH MILLE LACS MN AMATEUR RADIO
0358 PM HAIL 5 N KIMBALL 45.39N 94.30W
04/18/2004 0.88 INCH STEARNS MN AMATEUR RADIO
0400 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 13 NW CAMBRIDGE 45.70N 93.42W
04/18/2004 ISANTI MN PUBLIC
FUNNEL MAY HAVE TOUCHED DOWN 2 W DALBO.
0400 PM HAIL 4 NE CLEAR LAKE 45.49N 93.94W
04/18/2004 1.00 INCH SHERBURNE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
GROUND WAS WHITE
0400 PM HAIL SARTELL 45.62N 94.21W
04/18/2004 1.75 INCH STEARNS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0405 PM HAIL 8 W GRASSTON 45.79N 93.32W
04/18/2004 1.75 INCH KANABEC MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
CORRECTION OF 2 W BROWERVILLE AT 1630
0410 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 NE BECKER 45.38N 93.86W
04/18/2004 SHERBURNE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0426 PM HAIL PRINCETON 45.57N 93.59W
04/18/2004 1.00 INCH MILLE LACS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0436 PM HAIL 8 W CAMBRIDGE 45.56N 93.39W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH ISANTI MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SMALL TREES DOWN ALSO
0442 PM HAIL CAMBRIDGE 45.56N 93.23W
04/18/2004 1.00 INCH ISANTI MN TRAINED SPOTTER
DOWNTOWN
0444 PM HAIL 13 SW ST CLOUD 45.42N 94.36W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH STEARNS MN NWS EMPLOYEE
0444 PM TSTM WND DMG 13 SW ST CLOUD 45.42N 94.36W
04/18/2004 STEARNS MN NWS EMPLOYEE
SMALL TREES DOWN. PART OF HOUSE ROOF MISSING. ESTIMATED
60 MPH GUST.
0450 PM HAIL 3 S BRAHAM 45.68N 93.17W
04/18/2004 1.50 INCH ISANTI MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0500 PM HAIL 2 W RUSH CITY 45.68N 93.01W
04/18/2004 1.00 INCH CHISAGO MN AMATEUR RADIO
0510 PM HAIL 5 W MONTICELLO 45.30N 93.91W
04/18/2004 1.25 INCH WRIGHT MN AMATEUR RADIO
0516 PM HAIL BECKER 45.37N 93.87W
04/18/2004 0.88 INCH SHERBURNE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0517 PM HAIL RUSH CITY 45.68N 92.97W
04/18/2004 1.00 INCH CHISAGO MN NWS EMPLOYEE
0527 PM HAIL MORGAN 44.42N 94.92W
04/18/2004 0.88 INCH REDWOOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0530 PM TORNADO 6 N EVAN 44.44N 94.84W
04/18/2004 BROWN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
METEOROLOGIST SPOTTED SMALL TORNADO NORTH OF EVAN THAT
LASTED ABOUT ONE MINUTE.
0535 PM HAIL 4 S HOWARD LAKE 45.00N 94.07W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH WRIGHT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED JUST NORTH OF WINSTEAD
0538 PM HAIL HUTCHINSON 44.89N 94.37W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH MCLEOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0545 PM TSTM WND DMG HUTCHINSON 44.89N 94.37W
04/18/2004 MCLEOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
ALSO IN STEWART. POWER OUT WITH LINES AND TREES DOWN.
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE HUTCHINSON 44.89N 94.37W
04/18/2004 MCLEOD MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
FEW SHEDS AND GARAGES DOWN. POWER LINES ALSO DOWN.
0555 PM TSTM WND DMG STEWART 44.73N 94.49W
04/18/2004 MCLEOD MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
CORN BINS BLOWN OVER.
0605 PM TSTM WND GST NEW RICHMOND 45.12N 92.54W
04/18/2004 58 MPH ST. CROIX WI AWOS
SHEET METAL DAMAGE TO 3 HANGARS
0615 PM HAIL HANOVER 45.16N 93.66W
04/18/2004 1.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0620 PM HAIL BISCAY 44.83N 94.27W
04/18/2004 0.88 INCH MCLEOD MN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG VADNAIS HEIGHTS 45.06N 93.07W
04/18/2004 RAMSEY MN AMATEUR RADIO
5 INCH TREE DOWN
0631 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N LESTER PRAIRIE 44.91N 94.04W
04/18/2004 62 MPH MCLEOD MN MESONET
0638 PM HAIL ROGERS 45.19N 93.55W
04/18/2004 1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0638 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 W SPRINGFIELD 44.24N 95.08W
04/18/2004 BROWN MN PUBLIC
0640 PM TSTM WND DMG FAIRFAX 44.53N 94.72W
04/18/2004 RENVILLE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
FEW TREES DOWN.
0643 PM HAIL RAMSEY 45.26N 93.45W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG WINSTED 44.97N 94.05W
04/18/2004 MCLEOD MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TWO OR THREE SHEDS DOWN. ROOF OFF GRAINERY 5 MILES WEST
OF WINSTEAD.
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE GLENCOE 44.77N 94.15W
04/18/2004 MCLEOD MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHED DOWN. TREE ON POWER LINE IN TOWN.
0646 PM HAIL HAMBURG 44.73N 93.96W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH CARVER MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0655 PM TSTM WND GST ST JAMES 43.98N 94.63W
04/18/2004 63 MPH WATONWAN MN AWOS
0710 PM TSTM WND GST HOPKINS 44.93N 93.41W
04/18/2004 60 MPH HENNEPIN MN UNKNOWN
0722 PM TSTM WND GST 5 SW LAKE CRYSTAL 44.05N 94.29W
04/18/2004 58 MPH BLUE EARTH MN MESONET
0723 PM TSTM WND DMG MINNEAPOLIS 44.96N 93.27W
04/18/2004 HENNEPIN MN BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE FELL ON HOUSE. ROOF COLLOPSED.
0725 PM HAIL COLOGNE 44.77N 93.79W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH CARVER MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0737 PM HAIL CHASKA 44.82N 93.61W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH CARVER MN UNKNOWN
0737 PM TSTM WND GST CHASKA 44.82N 93.61W
04/18/2004 60 MPH CARVER MN UNKNOWN
0740 PM HAIL SHERBURN 43.65N 94.73W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH MARTIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0740 PM TSTM WND DMG 10 S FAIRMONT 43.50N 94.46W
04/18/2004 MARTIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN, SHINGLES TORN OFF, SIDING OFF BARN TORN OFF.
0740 PM HAIL 1 E CARVER 44.76N 93.61W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH SCOTT MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0742 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 W BARRON 45.40N 91.93W
04/18/2004 BARRON WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
FEW TREES DOWN.
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N GOOD THUNDER 44.02N 94.07W
04/18/2004 BLUE EARTH MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROOF PARTIALLY LIFTED OFF. MINOR HOUSE DAMAGE.
0745 PM TSTM WND GST SHERBURN 43.65N 94.73W
04/18/2004 60 MPH MARTIN MN PUBLIC
SMALL DENTS TO GUTTERS AND CARS. FEW DOWNED TREE LIMBS.
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG MANKATO 44.17N 93.99W
04/18/2004 BLUE EARTH MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHED AND FEW TREES DOWN.
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG ELMORE 43.51N 94.09W
04/18/2004 FARIBAULT MN PUBLIC
LARGE BRANCHES DOWN. TREE REPORTED DOWN.
0748 PM TSTM WND GST 5 N MONTGOMERY 44.51N 93.58W
04/18/2004 66 MPH LE SUEUR MN MESONET
MEASURED AT NEW PRAGUE
0748 PM TSTM WND GST NEW PRAGUE 44.55N 93.57W
04/18/2004 66 MPH SCOTT MN MESONET
0805 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE KASOTA 44.31N 93.94W
04/18/2004 LE SUEUR MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROOF PARTIALLY BLOWN OFF A TAVERN.
0807 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N JANESVILLE 44.15N 93.71W
04/18/2004 60 MPH WASECA MN EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED NEAR LAKE ELYSIAN
0810 PM HAIL WINNEBAGO 43.77N 94.17W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH FARIBAULT MN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0814 PM TSTM WND GST 2 E LONSDALE 44.48N 93.39W
04/18/2004 58 MPH RICE MN MESONET
MEASURED AT LITTLE CHICAGO
0824 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE LE SUEUR 44.50N 93.85W
04/18/2004 LE SUEUR MN AIRPLANE PILOT
MACHINE SHED BLOWN DOWN.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
923 PM CDT SUN APR 18 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0412 PM HAIL 1 SW FINLAYSON 46.19N 92.94W
04/18/2004 1.00 INCH PINE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0430 PM HAIL 6 SE BROOKSTON 46.80N 92.51W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH SOUTHWEST ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0439 PM HAIL PINE CITY 45.83N 92.97W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH PINE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0456 PM HAIL 3 S SANDSTONE 46.08N 92.86W
04/18/2004 1.00 INCH PINE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0500 PM HAIL 2 E HINCKLEY 46.01N 92.90W
04/18/2004 1.00 INCH PINE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0522 PM HAIL DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH SOUTHEAST ST. LOUIS MN NWS EMPLOYEE
0531 PM HAIL DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH SOUTHEAST ST. LOUIS MN NWS EMPLOYEE
STAND OF 60 FOOT TALL PINES BLOWN DOWN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1117 PM CDT SUN APR 18 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0455 PM HAIL ADRIAN 43.63N 95.93W
04/18/2004 0.88 INCH NOBLES MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0520 PM TORNADO 2 SW ADRIAN 43.61N 95.96W
04/18/2004 NOBLES MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0536 PM HAIL WESTBROOK 44.04N 95.43W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH COTTONWOOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0551 PM HAIL 2 E HENDRICKS 44.51N 96.39W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH LINCOLN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0555 PM TSTM WND GST WESTBROOK 44.04N 95.43W
04/18/2004 65 MPH COTTONWOOD MN EMERGENCY MNGR
0558 PM TSTM WND DMG WESTBROOK 44.04N 95.43W
04/18/2004 COTTONWOOD MN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN AND POWER LINES DOWN.
0558 PM HAIL WESTBROOK 44.04N 95.43W
04/18/2004 1.00 INCH COTTONWOOD MN EMERGENCY MNGR
0600 PM HAIL 4 W ROUND LAKE 43.54N 95.55W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH NOBLES MN PUBLIC
0605 PM HAIL 3 W BREWSTER 43.70N 95.52W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH NOBLES MN PUBLIC
0617 PM HAIL STORDEN 44.04N 95.32W
04/18/2004 1.00 INCH COTTONWOOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0617 PM TSTM WND GST STORDEN 44.04N 95.32W
04/18/2004 75 MPH COTTONWOOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0617 PM TSTM WND GST WESTBROOK 44.04N 95.43W
04/18/2004 75 MPH COTTONWOOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0629 PM HAIL 2 NE MARSHALL 44.47N 95.76W
04/18/2004 1.00 INCH LYON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0630 PM HAIL WILDER 43.83N 95.21W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH JACKSON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0633 PM HAIL 2 N GHENT 44.54N 95.89W
04/18/2004 1.50 INCH LYON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0640 PM TSTM WND GST 8 W WINDOM 43.87N 95.28W
04/18/2004 70 MPH COTTONWOOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0640 PM HAIL 8 W WINDOM 43.87N 95.28W
04/18/2004 0.75 INCH COTTONWOOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0655 PM HAIL 3 S JACKSON 43.58N 94.99W
04/18/2004 0.88 INCH JACKSON MN BROADCAST MEDIA
0716 PM HAIL 6 SW JACKSON 43.56N 95.07W
04/18/2004 0.88 INCH JACKSON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0716 PM HAIL 6 SW JACKSON 43.56N 95.07W
04/18/2004 0.88 INCH JACKSON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0730 PM HAIL 4 S ALPHA 43.58N 94.87W
04/18/2004 0.88 INCH JACKSON MN BROADCAST MEDIA
0730 PM HAIL ALPHA 43.64N 94.87W
04/18/2004 0.88 INCH JACKSON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
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