7:48 PM Saturday, April 23, 2022
- Scattered showers will continue in the Northland tonight with a few thunderstorms also possible.
- Fog (locally dense) near Lake Superior including in the Twin Ports will continue tonight but should begin to dissipate around daybreak on Sunday as winds shift to the SSW.
- A few peeks of sun are possible Sunday, but for the most part expect another overcast day with some showers at times.
- A few snow or rain/snow showers Sunday night and Monday. No snow accumulation is expected.
- Blustery conditions Sunday and Monday with south to southwest winds Sunday, and a northwest wind on Monday. Wind gusts of 20 to 30 mph are possible both days.
- No signs of any persistent warmth anytime soon. Highs Sunday 40s to lower 50s with mid 50s possible in eastern portions of northwest Wisconsin. Colder temps Monday and Tuesday with highs only in the lower 30s to around 40, with overnight lows Monday night and Tuesday night in the teens and 20s!
- Some rain or snow is possible in the April 28-May 1 time frame but it’s too early to say if this will be a big storm or more of a minor precipitation event.
April 2022 ranks as the wettest April on record at International Falls, Minnesota with 6.96″ of precipitation so far this month (thru 4 PM on the 23rd) The previous wettest April on record at International Falls was 4.53″ set 97 years ago in 1925.
Note: International Falls has had 585% of its normal precipitation this month (thru the 23rd), absolutely incredible!
New daily precipitation records have been set at International Falls.
April 22
New record 2.50″
Previous record 0.81″ set in 2007
April 23
New record 1.46″ (thru 4 PM)
Previous record 1.01″ set in 1985
Storm Reports from around the Northland for April 22-23, 2022
8:54 AM 4/23: Hail 0.70″. 6 W Greaney, MN (Koochiching County)
7:48 AM 4/23: Hail 0.88″. 4 NNE Glory, MN (Aitkin County)
9:20 PM 4/22: Flood — 5 E Side Lake, MN (St. Louis County) Washed out culvert east of Side Lake on county road 65.
8:36 PM 4/22: Hail 1.00″ (quarter sized) 1 NNW Winton, MN (St. Louis County)
Rainfall Reports from around the Northland for April 22-23, 2022
International Falls, MN: 3.96″
1 WSW Grand Falls, MN: 2.92″
1 NW International Falls, MN: 2.90″
Loman, MN: 2.72″
1 SW Littlefork, MN: 1.78″
5 SSW International Falls, MN: 2.64″
1 E Northome, MN: 1.56″
3 E Orr, MN: 1.55″
1 S Buyck, MN: 1.54″
Orr, MN: 1.37″
Bigfork, MN: 1.30″
2 N Bigfork, MN: 1.17″
1 SSW Snow Bank Lake, MN: 1.08″
Grand Marais, MN (Airport) 0.90″
Ely, MN: 0.73″
Duluth Sky Harbor Airport, MN: 0.61″
Eveleth-Virginia, MN: 0.61″
Chisholm-Hibbing Airport: 0.61″
Grand Rapids, MN: 0.38″
Moose Lake, MN: 0.37″
Hill City, MN: 0.36″
Two Harbors, MN: 0.36″
Hinckley, MN: 0.34″
Duluth, MN (Airport) 0.32″
Cass Lake, MN: 0.27″
Walker, MN: 0.26″
Brainerd, MN: 0.24″
Cloquet, MN: 0.21″
Washburn, WI: 0.21″
Minong, WI: 0.09″
Pine River, MN: 0.08″
Ashland, WI: 0.07″
Glidden, WI: 0.05″
Solon Springs, WI: 0.04″
Clam Lake, WI: 0.04″
Hayward, WI: 0.03″
Siren, WI: 0.02″
A look at our latest powerful spring storm to hit the Northern and Central Plains and upper Midwest via Goes-16 visible satellite loop from Saturday, April 23, 2022.
And on Goes-16 water vapor imagery.
This is a classic spring storm with heavy snow and blizzard conditions found to the west of the surface low, while severe thunderstorms and flooding occurs east/southeast of the surface low.
Speaking of that surface low, it was located in southeast North Dakota early this Saturday evening and will see this low track northeast to near the International Falls area by around 7 PM Sunday.
Thanks for reading!
Tim