Severe Storms and Tornadoes May 30-31, 2008
Both Friday, May 30 and Saturday, May 31 brought severe weather to Minnesota. There were two weak tornadoes reported in west central Minnesota on May 30, to bring the tornado count to 6 or 7 for Minnesota. (There was a possible tornado on May 6 in Winona County that may be the first tornado of 2008 in Minnesota.)
What started out as a sunny, pleasant Saturday May 31 across central Minnesota gave way to scattered thunderstorms that turned severe. While there were many reports of funnel clouds, what really stood out from these storms was the large quantities of hail that fell. Hail the size of golf balls smashed windows and damaged trees and vegetation in the north west and western suburbs of the Twin Cities.
Listed below are Local Storm Reports from the National Weather Service.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
725 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0145 PM HAIL 3 SW WABASSO 44.37N 95.30W
05/30/2008 M1.00 INCH REDWOOD MN PUBLIC
0200 PM HAIL 1 S WABASSO 44.39N 95.25W
05/30/2008 M1.00 INCH REDWOOD MN PUBLIC
0215 PM HAIL SPRINGFIELD 44.24N 94.98W
05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH BROWN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0320 PM HAIL CYRUS 45.62N 95.74W
05/30/2008 M1.00 INCH POPE MN PUBLIC
0323 PM HAIL 2 W CYRUS 45.62N 95.78W
05/30/2008 M1.00 INCH STEVENS MN PUBLIC
0330 PM HAIL 2 E CLEVELAND 44.32N 93.79W
05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH LE SUEUR MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0333 PM HAIL VERNON CENTER 43.96N 94.17W
05/30/2008 M0.25 INCH BLUE EARTH MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0337 PM HAIL MONTGOMERY 44.44N 93.58W
05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH LE SUEUR MN PUBLIC
0338 PM TORNADO 3 NW MORRIS 45.62N 95.95W
05/30/2008 STEVENS MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF
MORRIS.
0345 PM HAIL STARBUCK 45.61N 95.53W
05/30/2008 M1.00 INCH POPE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0353 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 6 WNW STARBUCK 45.65N 95.65W
05/30/2008 POPE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
FUNNEL CLOUD ALMOST TOUCHED GROUND 2 MILES NORTH AND 6
MILES WEST OF STARBUCK.
0410 PM HAIL 4 S AMBOY 43.83N 94.16W
05/30/2008 M1.75 INCH FARIBAULT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0420 PM HAIL 4 N EASTON 43.82N 93.90W
05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH FARIBAULT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0420 PM HAIL 2 W NEW LONDON 45.30N 94.99W
05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH KANDIYOHI MN EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED AT COUNTY ROAD 40.
0420 PM HAIL 3 W HUTCHINSON 44.89N 94.44W
05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH MCLEOD MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0430 PM HAIL HUTCHINSON 44.89N 94.37W
05/30/2008 M0.88 INCH MCLEOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0432 PM HAIL 5 NE SUNBURG 45.40N 95.17W
05/30/2008 M0.88 INCH KANDIYOHI MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORT AT COUNTY ROAD 36 NEAR NORWAY LAKE.
0447 PM HAIL 2 S BELGRADE 45.42N 95.00W
05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH STEARNS MN AMATEUR RADIO
REPORT LOCATED AT STEARNS AND KANDIYOHI COUNTY LINE ALONG
HWY. 71 AND COUNTY ROAD 198.
0457 PM HAIL 5 NE GLENCOE 44.82N 94.08W
05/30/2008 M0.50 INCH MCLEOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0459 PM HAIL PAYNESVILLE 45.38N 94.72W
05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH STEARNS MN AMATEUR RADIO
0500 PM HAIL 1 E GLENCOE 44.77N 94.13W
05/30/2008 M1.00 INCH MCLEOD MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORT LOCATED AT HWY. 212 AND FALCON.
0507 PM HAIL GLENCOE 44.77N 94.15W
05/30/2008 M1.00 INCH MCLEOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0512 PM HAIL 3 SSE PLATO 44.73N 94.02W
05/30/2008 M0.88 INCH MCLEOD MN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0515 PM HAIL 1 SE PLATO 44.76N 94.02W
05/30/2008 M1.00 INCH MCLEOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0522 PM HAIL NORWOOD/YOUNG AMERICA 44.78N 93.92W
05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH CARVER MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0542 PM HAIL DASSEL 45.08N 94.31W
05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH MEEKER MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0542 PM HAIL DASSEL 45.08N 94.31W
05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH MEEKER MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0555 PM HAIL 3 NW BELLE PLAINE 44.65N 93.81W
05/30/2008 M1.00 INCH SIBLEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0647 PM HAIL E SILVER LAKE 44.90N 94.19W
05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH MCLEOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0655 PM HAIL MAYER 44.88N 93.89W
05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH CARVER MN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0700 PM HAIL LESTER PRAIRIE 44.88N 94.04W
05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH MCLEOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1133 AM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0250 PM HAIL LE CENTER 44.39N 93.73W
05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH LE SUEUR MN PUBLIC
0310 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SE FARIBAULT 44.25N 93.20W
05/31/2008 RICE MN EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD.
0321 PM HAIL 3 SW MORRISTOWN 44.20N 93.49W
05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH WASECA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0324 PM HAIL 7 NE JANESVILLE 44.19N 93.61W
05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH WASECA MN EMERGENCY MNGR
0324 PM HAIL 5 NW WATERVILLE 44.27N 93.65W
05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH LE SUEUR MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0358 PM HAIL WASECA 44.08N 93.50W
05/31/2008 M1.00 INCH WASECA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0411 PM HAIL 3 E ST STEPHEN 45.70N 94.21W
05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH STEARNS MN AMATEUR RADIO
NEAR COUNTY ROAD 1 AND COUNTY ROAD 5.
0429 PM HAIL 4 W FOLEY 45.66N 93.99W
05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH BENTON MN AMATEUR RADIO
AT COUNTY ROADS 25 AND 4.
0430 PM HAIL 8 ENE HOLLANDALE 43.80N 93.06W
05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH FREEBORN MN PUBLIC
HAILED ABOUT 5 MINUTES.
0439 PM HAIL RICE 45.75N 94.23W
05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH BENTON MN AMATEUR RADIO
0455 PM HAIL 9 N HILLMAN 46.14N 93.89W
05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH MORRISON MN PUBLIC
HAIL BEGAN AT 0.75 THEN DECREASED TO PEA SIZE. IT LASTED
ABOUT TEN MINUTES.
0455 PM HAIL 9 N BECKER 45.50N 93.87W
05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH SHERBURNE MN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0500 PM HAIL 4 SSW VINELAND 46.13N 93.80W
05/31/2008 E0.50 INCH MILLE LACS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL CAME DOWN IN SHEETS AND COVERED THE GROUND. GARDEN
LOST. HAIL STILL ON GROUND IN DRIFTS THREE HOURS LATER.
0504 PM HAIL 8 N BECKER 45.49N 93.87W
05/31/2008 M0.88 INCH SHERBURNE MN AMATEUR RADIO
0517 PM HAIL PIERZ 45.98N 94.10W
05/31/2008 E0.88 INCH MORRISON MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0521 PM HAIL 5 N BIG LAKE 45.41N 93.75W
05/31/2008 M1.00 INCH SHERBURNE MN AMATEUR RADIO
0524 PM HAIL 1 N BIG LAKE 45.35N 93.75W
05/31/2008 E1.75 INCH SHERBURNE MN AMATEUR RADIO
0525 PM HAIL 1 E BIG LAKE 45.34N 93.73W
05/31/2008 M1.50 INCH SHERBURNE MN STORM CHASER
0526 PM FUNNEL CLOUD BIG LAKE 45.34N 93.75W
05/31/2008 SHERBURNE MN STORM CHASER
VISIBLE FUNNEL HALFWAY TO GROUND NOTED. HOWEVER THE
BLOWING DUST NEAR FUNNEL IS UNIDIRECTIONAL AND SHOWS NO
ROTATION AND IS LIKELY RFD WIND.
0529 PM HAIL MONTICELLO 45.30N 93.80W
05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH WRIGHT MN AMATEUR RADIO
0530 PM HAIL 1 N BIG LAKE 45.35N 93.75W
05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH SHERBURNE MN AMATEUR RADIO
0530 PM HAIL BUCKMAN 45.90N 94.09W
05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH MORRISON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
FEW DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAILSTONES BUT LARGER JUST SOUTH
OF BUCKMAN WITH DAMAGE TO VINYL SIDING ON HOMES.
0540 PM HAIL DAYTON 45.19N 93.47W
05/31/2008 M0.88 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
AT INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROADS 12 AND 13.
0547 PM FUNNEL CLOUD CORCORAN 45.12N 93.59W
05/31/2008 HENNEPIN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOING UP AND DOWN BUT HAS NOT TOUCHED DOWN AT THIS TIME.
LOCATION IS LIKELY NORTHERN CORCORAN.
0547 PM HAIL ALBERTVILLE 45.24N 93.66W
05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH WRIGHT MN AMATEUR RADIO
0552 PM HAIL ROGERS 45.19N 93.55W
05/31/2008 E1.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0553 PM HAIL BROOKLYN PARK 45.11N 93.35W
05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO
AT BROOKLYN BLVD AND ZANE.
0557 PM HAIL 2 WNW MAPLE GROVE 45.11N 93.50W
05/31/2008 M1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0559 PM HAIL MAPLE GROVE 45.11N 93.46W
05/31/2008 E0.88 INCH HENNEPIN MN STORM CHASER
AT INTERSTATE 94 AND HEMLOCK. METEOROLOGIST CHASER ALSO
SEES SIGNIFICANT RFD WIND BUT NO FUNNEL.
0559 PM HAIL ROGERS 45.19N 93.55W
05/31/2008 E1.50 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO
0602 PM HAIL MAPLE GROVE 45.11N 93.46W
05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO
INTERSTATE 94 AND COUNTY ROAD 30.
0603 PM HAIL MAPLE GROVE 45.11N 93.46W
05/31/2008 E1.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF MAPLE GROVE PER CITY
POLICE.
0607 PM HAIL MAPLE GROVE 45.11N 93.46W
05/31/2008 M1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO
AT I-94 AND HEMLOCK.
0609 PM HAIL 3 NE PLYMOUTH 45.05N 93.43W
05/31/2008 E1.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0610 PM HAIL BROOKLYN PARK 45.11N 93.35W
05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO
AT 169 AND 63RD.
0610 PM HAIL PLYMOUTH 45.02N 93.46W
05/31/2008 M1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO
169 AND SCHMIDT LAKE RD.
0612 PM HAIL CRYSTAL 45.04N 93.36W
05/31/2008 M1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO
0612 PM HAIL PLYMOUTH 45.02N 93.46W
05/31/2008 M1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO
494 AND COUNTY ROAD 9.
0614 PM HAIL NEW HOPE 45.04N 93.39W
05/31/2008 M1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO
0615 PM HAIL CRYSTAL 45.04N 93.36W
05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO
BOONE AVE AND 32ND.
0615 PM HAIL ROBBINSDALE 45.03N 93.33W
05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO
AT NORTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
0617 PM HAIL MAPLE GROVE 45.11N 93.46W
05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO
INTERSTATE 94 AND COUNTY ROAD 30.
0622 PM HAIL GOLDEN VALLEY 44.99N 93.36W
05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO
ONE MILE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 55 AND WINNETKA.
0622 PM HAIL 5 WSW MINNEAPOLIS 44.95N 93.36W
05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
MINNETONKA BLVD AND LOUISIANA.
0622 PM HAIL ST LOUIS PARK 44.95N 93.36W
05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO
HIGHWAY 100 AND COUNTY ROAD 40.
0624 PM HAIL ST LOUIS PARK 44.95N 93.36W
05/31/2008 E1.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO
LAKE STREET AND MINNETONKA
0624 PM HAIL 5 W CAMBRIDGE 45.56N 93.33W
05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH ISANTI MN AMATEUR RADIO
HIGHWAY 95 AND RUM RIVER AT WALBO.
0628 PM HAIL EDINA 44.89N 93.36W
05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
HIGHWAY 100 AND 50TH. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TREES AND
VEGETATION.
0628 PM HAIL GOLDEN VALLEY 44.99N 93.36W
05/31/2008 M1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO
NEAR EXCELSIOR AND HAWTHORNE.
0628 PM HAIL ST LOUIS PARK 44.95N 93.36W
05/31/2008 E1.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
HIGHWAY 100 AND MINNETONKA
0632 PM HAIL GOLDEN VALLEY 44.99N 93.36W
05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
HIGHWAY 100 AND INTERSTATE 394.
0634 PM HAIL ISANTI 45.49N 93.25W
05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH ISANTI MN AMATEUR RADIO
COUNTY ROAD 5 AND WHISKEY.
0635 PM HAIL MINNEAPOLIS 44.96N 93.27W
05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
NEAR LORING PARK ON EDGE OF DOWNTOWN.
0635 PM HAIL EDINA 44.89N 93.36W
05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
HIGHWAY 100 AND INTERSTATE 494.
0635 PM HAIL 2 WSW ISANTI 45.48N 93.29W
05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH ISANTI MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0635 PM HAIL ISANTI 45.49N 93.25W
05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH ISANTI MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0642 PM TSTM WND DMG BURNSVILLE 44.76N 93.28W
05/31/2008 DAKOTA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
ROOF PARTIALLY OFF BUILDING NEAR CLIFF ROAD AND 12TH.
REPORTED BY NON-NWS METEOROLOGISTS.
0647 PM HAIL EAST BETHEL 45.34N 93.20W
05/31/2008 E1.75 INCH ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0655 PM HAIL EAGAN 44.82N 93.16W
05/31/2008 E1.75 INCH DAKOTA MN AMATEUR RADIO
INTERSTATE 35E AND CLIFF ROAD.
0700 PM HAIL APPLE VALLEY 44.75N 93.20W
05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH DAKOTA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0710 PM HAIL 3 SW VERMILLION 44.64N 93.01W
05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH DAKOTA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
OCCURED IN EMPIRE.
0712 PM HAIL FOREST LAKE 45.28N 92.99W
05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH WASHINGTON MN AMATEUR RADIO
NEAR HIGHWAYS 61 AND 97.
0712 PM HAIL 1 ESE FOREST LAKE 45.27N 92.97W
05/31/2008 M0.88 INCH WASHINGTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0730 PM HAIL CANNON FALLS 44.52N 92.90W
05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH GOODHUE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0740 PM HAIL 4 NE WASTEDO 44.45N 92.79W
05/31/2008 E1.25 INCH GOODHUE MN PUBLIC
LASTED UNTIL 750 PM.
0804 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNW STILLWATER 45.10N 92.85W
05/31/2008 WASHINGTON MN AMATEUR RADIO
FIVE TREES UPROOTED AND ONE SNAPPED NEAR 96TH STREET AND
NOREL AVE.