5:43 PM Friday, May 20, 2022
The National Weather Service in Duluth, Minnesota has confirmed at least one tornado in the Northland with the severe thunderstorms late Wednesday afternoon, May 18, 2022.
Source NWS Duluth, Minnesota
4:16 PM 5/18/2022 — 4 miles north-northeast of Rice Lake, MN (St. Louis County) An EF0 tornado developed near Eagle Lake, tracking east about 3 miles before dissipating. Numerous trees were bent or uprooted along the path with no known significant damage to property outside of the many trees that fell. Note: An EF0 tornado has winds of 65 to 85 mph.
4:19 PM 5/18/2022 — 5 miles northeast of Rice Lake, MN (St. Louis County) Approximate end location for the Eagle Lake tornado.
Note: Rice Lake, Minnesota is located about 10 miles north of Duluth.
Frost potential tonight
A Frost Advisory is in effect from 1 AM to 9 AM Saturday for northern Minnesota including the cities of International Falls, Bigfork, Grand Rapids, Cass Lake, Walker, Hibbing, Cook, Crane Lake, Orr, Ely, Isabella and Grand Marais. Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation.
Flood Information
-Flood Warning in effect until 2 PM Saturday for a portion of northeast Minnesota including St. Louis County. Flooding continues but is subsiding on the Cloquet River. Releases from Island Lake Reservoir have been reduced and additional reductions are expected. Some locations that will experience flooding include Boman Lake and Hunter Lake. Areas downstream adjacent to the Cloquet River.
-Flood Warning for prolonged flooding in the Rainy River Basin. Areas affected include Rainer, Island View, Voyagers National Park, Crane Lake, Kabetogama Lake and Lake Vermilion. Flooding is occurring now and is expected to continue for the next several days and weeks. Strong lake level rises are ongoing. Flooding continues on area lakes and rivers. Widespread impacts are ongoing for shoreline residents.
-Flood Warning continues until further notice for the Mississippi River at Aitkin where moderate flooding is occurring. At 10:30 AM Friday the stage was 15.2 feet, flood stage is 13.0 feet. The river is expected to fall below 15.0 feet on Tuesday, May 24th. This crest compares to a previous crest of 15.3 feet on May 16, 1986.
-Flood Warning in effect until early Tuesday morning for the Mississippi River at Fort Ripley where minor flooding is occurring. At 10:30 AM Friday the stage was 10.8 feet, flood stage is 10.5 feet. The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Monday afternoon and continue falling to 10.0 feet Friday morning, May 27th.
Frost Advisory (blue)
Flood Warning (green)
There is snow in the forecast in far northern Minnesota late tonight into early Saturday morning. No snow accumulation is expected, but yes there could be a little snow, or a rain/snow mix in far northern areas of Minnesota late tonight into early Saturday morning.
Simulated radar forecast thru 7 AM Saturday.
Snow in blue.
A drier weather pattern looks to be setting up in the Northland for the next several days which is great news for the areas of the Northland which are dealing with flooding. This extended period of dry weather will allow high water levels on some area rivers to finally recede over the next week or so.
Temperatures in the 90s and low 100s again today in parts of the Southern Plains, while a winter storm is underway in parts of Colorado with heavy snow along with temperatures only in the teens in higher elevation, to the low to mid 30s in lower elevation.
Note: High temperatures in the Northland this weekend will range from the upper 40s to middle 50s on Saturday, with mainly 50s expected on Sunday. Normal highs in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin at this time of year range from around 65 to 70 degrees.
From heavy snow in Colorado to a potential for a hard freeze and frost stretching from the Western High Plains to the Northern Plains and upper Midwest tonight to a heat wave this weekend in parts of the northeast U.S. where a heat advisory is in effect, wild weather!
SUPERCELL AND TORNADOES IN FAR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY
An intense supercell thunderstorm produced at least two tornadoes and hail as large as baseballs (2.75-inch diameter) in far northern Lower Michigan this afternoon.
Tornado reports thus far, 2 miles west of Gaylord, MI, and 1 mile east of Gaylord, MI.
Thanks for reading!
Tim
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