5:17 PM Friday, July 28, 2023
Local Storm Reports from Thursday, July 27, 2023
Source: National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota
8:00 PM: Flash Flood. Siren, WI (Burnett County) Reports up to a quarter mile of Highway 35 covered wtih 6 to 10 inches of water.
7:00 PM: Flash Flood. 3 ENE Seeley, WI (Sawyer County) Several medium to large washouts running across Boedecker road.
7:00 PM: Hail 1.00″ (quarter size) 4 W Hinckley, MN (Pine County)
7:00 PM: Flash Flood. 3 ESE Seeley, WI (Sawyer County) Running water from July 27 evening led to gravel washed across pavement on Highway OO and ditch became eroded.
7:00 PM: Flash Flood. 2 ESE Cable, WI (Bayfield County) Heavy rain in excess of 4 inches lead to several inches of gravel and dirt washed over Birkie rollerski track, and washouts along the side of the path up to a foot deep in the dirt with smaller chunks of pavement removed as well.
6:25 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. Shell Lake, WI (Washburn County) Several areas in Shell Lake with trees down across the roadway.
5:30 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. Loretta, WI (Sawyer County) Medium to large poplar trees snapped about 10 feet from the ground.
5:05 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 3 N New Post, WI (Sawyer County) Multiple trees and large branches down on County Road CC. Some trees over powerlines causing fires.
5:25 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 2 S Radisson, WI (Sawyer County) Tree down on powerline causing fire.
5:20 PM: Hail 1.00″ (quarter size) 4 E Rutledge, MN (Pine County) Hail lasted for several minutes.
5:20 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 8 NNW Loretta, WI (Sawyer County) Fallen medium to large trees blocking an entrance to Black Lake Campground.
5:06 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 2 ESE Odanah, WI (Ashland County) Trees down on powerlines between Casino and Lake Road.
5:03 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Gust — 49 mph. 4 W Ashland, WI (Bayfield County)
5:01 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 1 NW Hayward, WI (Sawyer County) Aspen tree snapped halfway up.
5:01 PM: Hail 1.00″ (quarter size) 3 W Hinckley, MN (Pine County)
4:55 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 5 SW Clam Lake, WI (Sawyer County) 8 inch diameter 40 foot tall spruce tree snapped at base.
4:55 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. Washburn, WI (Bayfield County) Trees down over Lakeshore Dr.
4:50 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 9 SW Clam Lake, WI (Sawyer County) Reports of multiple trees around or less than 1 foot in diameter down along Highway 77 between intersection with Cty. Hwy OO and forest road 204.
4:44 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 3 WNW Washburn, WI (Bayfield County) Several trees down over roadway.
4:34 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 9 ESE Seeley, WI (Sawyer County) Many trees down Brandt Rd making the road impassable.
4:30 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. Seeley, WI (Sawyer County) Video of winds ripping roof partially off.
4:30 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 1 W Namekagon, WI (Bayfield County) Trees across roadway.
4:30 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. Benoit, WI (Bayfield County) Reports multiple trees down uprooted and snapped at base.
4:30 PM: Hail 1.00″ (quarter size) 7 E Solon Springs, WI (Douglas County)
4:10 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 2 WNW Drummond, WI (Bayfield County) Trees over powerlines along County N near Drummond.
3:59 PM: Hail 1.75″ (golf ball size) 3 NNW Gordon, WI (Douglas County)
3:52 PM: Hail 2.00″ (hen egg size) 2 SW French River, MN (St. Louis County)
3:44 PM: Hail 1.75″ (golf ball size) 3 NNE Lester Park, MN (St. Louis County)
3:37 PM: Hail 1.00″ (quarter size) 2 N Lester Park, MN (St. Louis County) Also had trees down in the area.
3:35 PM: Hail 1.00″ (quarter size) 1 SE Lester Park, MN (St. Louis County)
3:35 PM: Hail 2.00″ (hen egg size) 3 W French River, MN (St. Louis County)
3:35 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 1 E Lester Park, MN (St. Louis County) Several medium trees snapped at base and fell over powerlines.
3:35 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 1 SW French River, MN (St. Louis County) Several trees were bent or snapped halfway up near the railroad tracks at McQuade Road.
3:33 PM: Hail 1.00″ (quarter size) 2 W Lester Park, MN (St. Louis County)
3:30 PM: Hail 1.00″ (quarter size) 5 SE Arthyde, MN (Pine County)
3:30 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 3 WSW Lester Park, MN (St. Louis County) Mature maple tree of around 10 inch diameter down on northeast corner of UMD.
3:25 PM: Hail 2.00″ (hen egg size) 3 N Lester Park, MN (St. Louis County)
3:25 PM: Hail 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) 4 NE Rice Lake, MN (St. Louis County)
Some parts of the Northland saw torrential rains Thursday afternoon into early Thursday evening, with the area from eastern Minnesota into northern Wisconsin seeing the bulk of this rain, and also just north of Duluth.
24-Hour Rainfall Reports ending the morning of July 28, 2023
Source: National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota
9.7 NE Hayward, WI: 4.38″
4 W Clam Lake, WI: 2.48″
5.2 ESE Iron River, WI: 2.48″
6.1 SW Pine City, MN: 2.40″
17.6 NNW Duluth, MN: 2.02″
Clam Lake, WI: 1.93″
Glidden, WI: 1.91″
Washburn, WI: 1.66″
4.3 SE McGrath, MN: 1.65″
Hurley, WI: 1.43″
0.6 SSW Grantsburg, WI: 1.42″
1.2 W Solon Springs, WI: 1.34″
Minong, WI: 1.32″
14.8 S Superior, WI: 1.25″
1 WSW Gordon, WI: 1.20″
Thanks for reading!
Tim
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