8:29 PM Monday, May 9, 2022
It was an active Monday in parts of the upper Midwest with two rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms producing large hail along with a few tornadoes and a few reports of wind damage.
Largest hail report (thus far) occurred at 8:05 AM this morning in Kandiyohi County 1 mile west of Blomkest, MN with a report of 2.75″ diameter hail or baseball sized.
Local Storm Reports from around the Northland for Monday, May 9, 2022
Note: Numerous reports of Quarter sized hail to as big as Lime sized hail reported in parts of the Northland today.
7:18 PM: Spooner, WI (Washburn County) Hail 0.70″.
7:16 PM: 3 NNE Siren, WI (Burnett County) Hail 0.25″.
3:00 PM: 6 W Greaney, MN (Koochiching County) Non-Thunderstorm Wind Damage. Tree uprooted in yard. Tree was healthy and 60-70 feet tall.
12:20 PM: 2 WNW Two Harbors, MN (Lake County) Hail 0.88″.
12:20 PM: 1 NNE Two Harbors, MN (Lake County) Hail 1.00″ – Quarter sized hail.
12:07 PM: 1 WNW Clam Lake, WI (Bayfield County) Hail 2.00″ – Lime sized hail.
12:05 PM: 3 WNW Clam Lake, WI (Bayfield County) Hail 1.25″ – Half Dollar sized hail.
12:00 PM: 2 SW Leonidas, MN (St. Louis County) Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 8-inch poplar tree down on power line. A lot of quarter inch hail.
12:00 PM: 9 SSW Namekagon, WI (Sawyer County) Hail 1.50″ – Ping Pong Ball sized hail.
11:56 AM: 1 NE Hayward, WI (Sawyer County) Hail 1.75″ – Golf Ball sized hail.
11:47 AM: 4 WNW Northwoods Beach, WI (Sawyer County) Hail 2.50″ – Tennis ball sized hail.
11:45 AM: 3 ESE Hayward, WI (Sawyer County) Hail 1.50″ – Ping Pong Ball sized hail.
11:42 AM: 3 NNW Little Round Lake, WI (Sawyer County) Hail 1.50″ – Ping Pong Ball sized hail.
11:40 AM: Hayward, WI (Sawyer County) Hail 1.50″ – Ping Pong Ball sized hail.
11:39 AM: 1 WSW Hayward, WI (Sawyer County) Hail 1.00″ – Quarter sized hail.
11:35 AM: Island Lake, MN (St. Louis County) Hail 1.00″ – Quarter sized hail.
11:30 AM: 3 W Stone Lake, WI (Washburn County) Hail 1.75″ – Golf Ball sized hail.
11:25 AM: 2 WSW Fredenberg, MN (St. Louis County) Hail 0.70″. Ground is white with dime sized hail.
11:25 AM: Trego, WI (Washburn County) Hail 1.00″ – Quarter sized hail.
11:22 AM: Earl, WI (Washburn County) Hail 0.88″
11:20 AM: 1 S Spooner, WI (Washburn County) Hail 1.50″ – Ping Pong Ball sized hail.
11:20 AM: Spooner, WI (Washburn County) Hail 1.25″ – Half Dollar sized hail.
11:18 AM: Shell Lake, WI (Washburn County) Hail 1.50″ – Ping Pong Ball sized hail.
11:16 AM: 1 N Cloquet, MN (Carlton County) Hail 0.25″.
11:14 AM: 2 NNE Trade River, WI (Burnett County) Hail 0.25″.
11:12 AM: Spooner, WI (Washburn County) Hail 1.00″ – Quarter sized hail.
11:08 AM: 1 E Cloquet, MN (Carlton County) Hail 1.00″- Quarter sized hail.
11:08 AM: Cloquet, MN (Carlton County) Hail 0.50″.
11:05 AM: Cloquet, MN (Carlton County) Hail 1.00″ – Quarter sized hail. 5 minutes of hail covering the ground.
11:05 AM: 4 NE Hermantown, MN (St. Louis County) 51 mph non-thunderstorm wind gust at the Duluth Airport. Gust happened just ahead of a thunderstorm.
10:53 AM: Webster, WI (Burnett County) Hail 0.25″.
10:50 AM: 2 E Siren, WI (Burnett County) Hail 1.00″ – Quarter sized hail.
10:35 AM: 6 ESE Hibbing, MN (St. Louis County) 52 mph non-thunderstorm wind gust.
10:31 AM: Sturgeon Lake, MN (Pine County) Hail 1.50″ – Ping Pong Ball sized hail.
10:32 AM: 2 NNE Trade River, WI (Burnett County) Hail 0.25″.
10:30 AM: 1 SSW Grantsburg, WI (Burnett County) Hail 0.88″.
10:24 AM: 7 E Pine City, MN (Pine County) Hail 0.50″.
10:24 AM: 6 WNW Finlayson, MN (Pine County) Hail 0.25″.
10:23 AM: 3 E Rock Creek, MN (Pine County) Hail 0.50″.
10:20 AM: 5 WSW Inger, MN (Itasca County) Thunderstorm Wind Damage – Several pine trees approximately 12 to 14 inches in diameter snapped near the trunk around the Cut Foot area.
10:13 AM: 1 SSW Pine City, MN (Pine County) Hail 0.88″.
10:00 AM: 5 ENE Rock Creek, MN (Pine County) Hail 0.50″.
9:54 AM: 3 E Benedict, MN (Cass County) Hail 1.00″ – Quarter sized hail.
9:51 AM: 3 E Benedict, MN (Cass County) Hail 0.75″.
9:48 AM: 3 E Rock Creek, MN (Pine County) Hail 0.50″.
9:47 AM: 3 E Benedict, MN (Cass County) Hail 0.75″.
9:46 AM: 3 E Benedict, MN (Cass County) Hail 0.75″.
9:45 AM: 2 SE Rock Creek, MN (Pine County) Hail 1.75″ – Golf Ball sized hail.
9:25 AM: 4 W Pine River, MN (Cass County) Hail 0.25″.
Here are a few storm pics I took from Monday, May 9, 2022
West Duluth, Minnesota (Grassy Point area)
Approximately 10 miles north of Danbury, WI off Highway 35 in far northern Burnett County.
Boy Scout Landing, Gary New Duluth, Minnesota.
Goes-16 infrared (sandwich) satellite loop showing the two rounds of convection in the upper Midwest today.
Note: Colder cloud tops show up as orange and red colors on the loops below.
This morning’s round of storms.
Second round of storms late Monday afternoon/early Monday evening.
Rainfall Reports for Monday, May 9, 2022
Hayward, WI: 0.70″
Moose Lake, MN: 0.46″
Walker, MN: 0.46″
Duluth Sky Harbor Airport: 0.40″
Superior Airport: 0.31″
Hinckley, MN: 0.24″
Siren, WI: 0.22″
Duluth Airport: 0.21″
Two Harbors, MN: 0.20″
Cloquet, MN: 0.20″
International Falls, MN: 0.15″
Aitkin, MN: 0.10″
Brainerd, MN: 0.08″
Solon Springs, WI: 0.08″
Chisholm-Hibbing Airport: 0.07″
Longville, MN: 0.07″
Pine River, MN: 0.04″
Ely, MN: 0.02″
Tuesday is shaping up to be a mild spring day around here with highs in the upper 60s to middle 70s!
We should get our first 70 of the year in Duluth on Tuesday. The last time Duluth had a temperature of 70 or warmer was on October 19th, high of 71 degrees.
Thanks for reading!
Tim
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