12:56 PM Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Over 200 preliminary severe weather reports across the upper Midwest on Monday with at least 5 tornado reports thus far in far western/southwestern Minnesota. Note: Additional severe weather reports will likely come in over the next day or so, and the number of tornadoes from Monday may also climb over the next few days.
Local Storm Reports from Monday, May 30, 2022
Source: NWS Duluth, Minnesota
9:10 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – Babbitt, MN (St. Louis County) Sherriff department reports tree down over the roadway.
9:05 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – Bennett, WI (Douglas County) Lawn furniture and a 50 pound grill blown across the yard.
8:29 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 2 WSW Holyoke, MN (Carlton County) Tree limbs broken.
8:20 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 5 NNE Cook, MN (St. Louis County) Sherriff department reports trees down over power line.
8:16 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – Cook, MN (St. Louis County) Sherriff department reports three power poles snapped near Cook and several trees down over power lines.
8:09 PM: Hail 1.00 inch (quarter size) Orr, MN (St. Louis County)
8:00 PM: Hail 1.50 inch (ping pong ball size) 1 SW Orr, MN (St. Louis County)
8:00 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 3 E Orr, MN (St. Louis County) Swath of trees about 30 yards across is down through the woods along Highway 23.
8:00 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – Linden Grove, MN (St. Louis County) Sherriff department reports multiple trees down, several over power lines.
8:00 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 6 N Cook, MN (St. Louis County) 1 tree down in yard and a few larger branches came down.
7:52 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 1 NNE Hinckley, MN (Pine County) Trees down just north of Hinckley on I-35.
7:50 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – Hinckley, MN (Pine County) Wind damage and trees down at Holiday station in Hinckley.
7:50 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – Hinckley, MN (Pine County) Numerous trees and power lines down in Hinckley.
7:45 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – Side Lake, MN (St. Louis County) Sherriff department reports several trees down and over power lines.
7:45 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – International Falls, MN (Koochiching County) Large pine tree down.
7:44 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – Beroun, MN (Pine County) Trees down.
7:42 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 5 NNE Snake Trail, MN (St. Louis County) Multiple trees down Highway 22 and 5.
7:42 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – Pine City, MN (Pine County) Trees down.
7:40 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 1 W Togo, MN (Itasca County) Sherriff department reports tree down on power line along Highway 1.
7:38 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 4 E Henriette, MN (Pine County) Several large trees down, including one on a camper and another 16-18 inches in diameter that fell on a house causing significant damage to the roof on the north side of Pokegama Lake.
7:32 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 1 WNW Littlefork, MN (Koochiching County) Trees down near US 71 and state highway 65.
7:28 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Gust 40 mph – Littlefork, MN (Koochiching County)
7:01 PM: Hail 1.00 inch (quarter size) Coleraine, MN (Itasca County)
7:00 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 6 NW Friesland, MN (Pine County) 15 inch diameter tree snapped halfway up.
6:52 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 1 W Grand Rapids, MN (Itasca County) Two 8 inch pine trees down.
6:50 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 3 SW Cohassett, MN (Itasca County) 6-8 inch tree down and limbs snapped.
6:47 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – Deer River, MN (Itasca County) Garage completely collapsed with debris strewn in Deer River.
6:40 PM: Hail 0.70 inch – 5 W Pine Center, MN (Crow Wing County)
6:33 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – Remer, MN (Cass County) Chicken run, two trees, a cow shed, and a grill lost or damaged. Lots of debris blown around.
6:24 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 4 ENE Brevik, MN (Cass County) Estimated 10-12 inch diameter pine tree down.
6:20 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 2 NNW Wabedo, MN (Cass County) Winds flipped over a dock on Little Boy Lake.
6:20 PM: Hail 0.88 inch – 1 SE Inguadona, MN (Cass County)
6:17 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 1 ENE Inguadona, MN (Cass County) A few large trees down in a few spots.
6:12 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – Cross Lake, MN (Crow Wing County) 12-14 inch tree snapped.
6:12 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 4 S Cass Lake, MN (Cass County) Numerous small to to medium trees down over forest roads.
6:08 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 4 SSW Swanburg, MN (Crow Wing County) Boat lift and dock flipped on lower Whitefish Lake.
6:06 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 3 WNW Remer, MN (Cass County) Large trees snapped at the base, several over power lines.
6:02 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 4 SSE Nisswa, MN (Crow Wing County) Tree down on vehicle.
6:02 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 1 WNW Breezy Point, MN (Crow Wing County) Trees down and power out.
6:02 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – Breezy Point, MN (Crow Wing County) A few trees knocked down with numerous branches down.
6:00 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – Pine River, MN (Cass County) Trees reported down in the Pine River area.
6:00 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 1 E Pequot Lakes, MN (Crow Wing County) Clusters of trees down on a power line on County Highway 11.
5:56 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Gust 46 mph – 1 SSE Grand Rapids, MN (Itasca County)
5:56 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 1 NE Lake Shore, MN (Cass County) Many trees down over power lines and some on buildings.
5:55 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Gust 45 mph – 4 NW Walker, MN (Cass County)
5:40 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage – 3 WNW Pillager, MN (Cass County) A few trees downed across MN 210.
5:24 PM: Hail 1.00 inch (quarter size) 4 WNW Hackensack, MN (Cass County)
6:59 AM: Hail 1.00 inch (quarter size) 1 SSW Grand Marais, MN (Cook County)
4:45 AM: Hail 0.75 inch – 1 NW Chisholm, MN (St. Louis County)
***POWER OUTAGE UPDATE***
Widespread power outages in northern, central and northeast Minnesota after Monday’s severe thunderstorms.
Early damage assessments indicate power restoration efforts will take several days per update from MN Power.
Lake Country Power
Counties affected
Aitkin – 285
Carlton – 30
Cass – 359
Itasca – 2498
Koochiching – 1
Lake – 2
St. Louis – 3430
***FLOOD UPDATE***
Source: NWS Duluth, MN
-Flood Warning in effect until 11:15 AM Monday, June 6, 2022, for a portion of north-central Minnesota including Koochiching County. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall combined with already high Rainy River levels. Expect increasing river levels through Wednesday. The Rainy River is extremely high. Rises on area tributaries may cause flooding of areas near the mouth of the Black River, Little Fork and Big Fork rivers. So far this spring the Rainy River at Manitou Rapids has reached a maximum 19 feet. Some locations that will experience flooding include areas near the mouth of the Little Fork, Big Fork and Black Rivers, including Pelland and Loman.
-Flood Warning in effect until further notice for the Mississippi River at Aitkin with minor flooding forecast.
-Flood Warning remains in effect until 4 PM Wednesday for rivers and lakes within the Rainy River Basin including Crane Lake, Namakan Lake, Kabetogama Lake and Rainy Lake. Flooding is occurring and is expected to continue. Strong lake level rises are ongoing. Flooding continues and lake levels have yet to crest. Expect high water continuing for the next several weeks.
-Lake levels on Namakan Lake and Kabetogama Lake are expected to rise an additional 2 to 5 inches through June 3. Namakan Lake could continue to rise through next week and approach the record level set in 1916 of 1122.8 feet. For Rainy Lake a rise of 11 to 13 inches through June 3, with continued rises through at least mid-June. Rainy Lake is expected to break the all-time record high level of 1112.95 feet set in 1950 sometime next week.
Thanks for reading!
Tim
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