6:17 PM Thursday, May 12, 2022
It has been another active spring day in parts of the Northland with a few rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms along with numerous reports of hail today. Largest hail report from today was 2-inch diameter or Lime size hail near Grantsburg, Wisconsin.
Local Storm Reports from Thursday, May 12, 2022
5:15 PM: Hail 1.00 inch (Quarter size) – 5 NE Floodwood, MN (St. Louis County)
5:09 PM: Hail 0.50 inch – 7 WNW Jacobson, MN (Itasca County)
4:55 PM: Hail 1.00 inch (Quarter size) – 3 N Floodwood, MN (St. Louis County)
4:54 PM: Hail 0.75 inch – 1 WSW Blackberry, MN (Itasca County)
4:52 PM: Hail 0.50 inch – 4 WSW Blackberry, MN (Itasca County)
4:50 PM: Hail 0.88 inch – Hill City, MN (Aitkin County)
4:48 PM: Hail 0.25 inch – 5 S La Prairie, MN (Itasca County)
4:45 PM: Hail 0.50 inch – Grand Rapids, MN (Itasca County)
4:37 PM: Hail 1.00 inch (Quarter size) – 8 SSW Cohasset, MN (Itasca County)
4:22 PM: Hail 0.88 inch – Floodwood, MN (St. Louis County)
4:18 PM: Hail 0.50 inch – 1 SSE Remer, MN (Cass County)
4:15 PM: Hail 1.25 inch (Half Dollar size) – 5 NE Deer River, MN (Itasca County)
4:10 PM: Hail 1.00 inch (Quarter size) – 6 N Deer River, MN (Itasca County)
4:05 PM: Hail 1.50 inch (Ping Pong ball size) – 4 NNE Deer River, MN (Itasca County)
4:00 PM: Hail 0.25 inch – Alborn, MN (St. Louis County)
3:53 PM: Hail 0.50 inch – 3 WSW Emily, MN (Crow Wing County)
3:45 PM: Hail 1.25 inch (Half Dollar size) – 6 WNW Wealthwood, MN (Aitkin County)
3:45 PM: Hail 1.25 inch (Half Dollar size) – 9 N McGregor, MN (Aitkin County)
3:45 PM: Hail 0.50 inch – 3 SW Emily, MN (Crow Wing County)
3:45 PM: Hail 0.70 inch – 6 N Deer River, MN (Itasca County)
3:40 PM: Hail 0.88 inch – 4 ESE Libby, MN (Aitkin County)
3:37 PM: Hail 1.00 inch (Quarter size) – 3 NNE Chickamaw Beach, MN (Cass County)
3:30 PM: Hail 1.00 inch (Quarter size) – 2 W Pine River, MN (Cass County)
3:30 PM: Hail 0.70 inch – 3 NNW Balsam, MN (Aitkin County)
3:27 PM: Hail 0.50 inch – 2 NE Jenkins, MN (Crow Wing County)
3:27 PM: Hail 0.75 inch – 4 NE Jenkins, MN (Crow Wing County)
3:24 PM: Hail 0.50 inch – 6 NNW Swanburg, MN (Cass County)
3:19 PM: Hail 1.00 inch (Quarter size) – Merrifield, MN (Crow Wing County)
3:00 PM: Hail 0.25 inch – 2 SSW Swanburg, MN (Crow Wing County)
2:57 PM: Hail 0.50 inch – Pence, WI (Iron County)
2:52 PM: Hail 1.00 inch (Quarter size) – 1 NNW Motley, MN (Cass County)
2:45 PM: Hail 1.00 inch (Quarter size) – 2 NNE Lake Shore, MN (Cass County)
2:38 PM: Hail 1.00 inch (Quarter size) – 1 NW Motley, MN (Cass County)
2:33 PM: Hail 0.88 inch – 1 SSW Breezy Point, MN (Crow Wing County)
2:31 PM: Hail 1.00 inch (Quarter size) – 5 NNE Pine Knoll, MN (Aitkin County)
2:30 PM: Hail 0.25 inch – 3 E Motley, MN (Cass County)
2:24 PM: Hail 0.75 inch – 1 NW Motley, MN (Cass County)
2:18 PM: Hail 1.00 inch (Quarter size) – 2 NE Motley, MN (Cass County)
2:14 PM: Hail 0.25 inch – 1 NNE Nisswa, MN (Crow Wing County)
2:00 PM: Hail 0.88 inch – 1 W Webb Lake, WI (Burnett County)
1:57 PM: Hail 1.00 inch (Quarter size) – 6 SSW Webb Lake, WI (Burnett County)
1:51 PM: Hail 0.25 inch – 6 NNW Hayward, WI (Sawyer County)
1:50 PM: Hail 0.70 inch – Webster, WI (Sawyer County)
1:40 PM: Hail 0.70 inch – 3 NW Motley, MN (Cass County)
1:31 PM: Hail 0.75 inch – Grantsburg, WI (Burnett County) Hail lasted about 11 minutes.
1:26 PM: Hail 0.75 inch – 7 E Pine City, MN (Pine County)
1:22 PM: Hail 1.25 inch (Half Dollar size) – Grantsburg, WI (Burnett County)
1:20 PM: Hail 2.00 inch (Lime size) – 1 SSW Grantsburg, WI (Burnett County)
1:17 PM: Hail 1.75 inch (Golf Ball size) – Grantsburg, WI (Burnett County)
1:06 PM: Hail 1.00 inch (Quarter size) – 3 SE Rock Creek, MN (Pine County)
1:02 PM: Hail 1.00 inch (Quarter size) – 2 SE Rock Creek, MN (Pine County)
Here’s how today’s storms in the Northland looked on infrared (sandwich) satellite imagery – Colder cloud tops in orange and red.

24-Hour Rainfall Reports for Wednesday-Thursday, May 11-12, 2022
Totals below are thru 5 PM Thursday, May 12, 2022
Hill City, MN: 1.58″
Clam Lake, WI: 1.58″
Hinckley, MN: 1.57″
Cloquet, MN: 1.51″
Ely, MN: 1.44″
Two Harbors, MN: 1.38″
Grand Rapids, MN: 1.37″
Skibo, MN: 1.34″
Orr, MN: 1.31″
Moose Lake, MN: 1.29″
Isabella, MN: 1.25″
Hayward, WI: 1.13″
Duluth Airport: 1.12″
Minong, WI: 1.11″
Glidden, WI: 1.11″
Duluth Sky Harbor Airport: 1.09″
Chisholm-Hibbing Airport: 1.05″
Barnes, WI: 0.99″
McGregor, MN: 0.99″
Grand Marais, The Bay of Grand Marais, MN: 0.99″
Siren, WI: 0.95″
Brainerd, MN: 0.90″
Superior Airport: 0.88″
Washburn, WI: 0.86″
Solon Springs, WI: 0.84″
Ashland, WI: 0.79″
Effie, MN: 0.71″
Walker, MN: 0.37″
Thanks for reading!
Tim

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