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Local Storm Reports from August 16, 2023
Source: National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota
9:29 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 4 ENE Stone Lake, WI — Sawyer County. A branch from a tree was knocked down due to thunderstorm winds.
9:00 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. Northwoods Beach, WI — Sawyer County. Tree down across Post Avenue.
8:48 PM: Hail 1.25 inch (half dollar size) 4 NW Spooner, WI — Washburn County.
8:41 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 1 SSW Little Round Lake, WI — Sawyer County. Tree down across Highway K.
8:40 PM: Hail 0.70 inch. 2 N Spooner, WI — Washburn County.
8:36 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 2 WSW Little Round Lake, WI — Sawyer County. Large dead pine across roadway with bumper in middle of road from car having hit it.
8:36 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 2 N Little Round Lake, WI — Sawyer County. Tree down partially across road.
8:36 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. Earl, WI — Washburn County. Tree down blocking three quarters of roadway on County Highway E.
8:28 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 1 W Hayward, WI — Sawyer County. 4 to 5 small to medium trees down on Greenwood Lane.
8:15 PM: Hail 1.00 inch (quarter size) 1 SSE Yellowlake, WI — Burnett County.
8:00 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 6 NNE Hertel, WI — Burnett County. Tree fell over the road on County Road H north of Highway 70 near Hertel.
7:55 PM: Hail 0.50 inch. 6 S Duxbury, MN — Pine County.
7:42 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 3 E La Pointe, WI — Ashland County. Numerous trees 8 to 12 inches in diameter down and powerline down.
7:38 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Gust. 53 mph. 5 NE Ashland, WI — Ashland County.
7:20 PM: Hail 0.88 inch. Sandstone, MN — Pine County.
7:15 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. Cloverland, WI — Douglas County. Three large and healthy trees uprooted and possibly snapped. A trailer was blown over on its side.
6:40 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 3 W South Range, WI — Douglas County. Trees uprooted or snapped; roof blown off.
6:40 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 5 NNE Amnicon Falls State Park, WI — Douglas County. Multiple mature poplar trees snapped 10 to 20 feet off ground.
6:36 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 2 N South Range, WI — Douglas County. Report of tree down on powerline.
6:36 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 3 W South Range, WI — Douglas County. 12-13 inch tree snapped at the base.
6:35 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Gust 51 mph. 6 SE Duluth, MN — St. Louis County. Wind gust at Sky Harbor Airport.
6:30 PM: Hail 0.88 inch. 3 SSW Wentworth, WI — Douglas County.
6:30 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 4 E Oliver, WI — Douglas County. Fence panels were broken and blown into a window due to thunderstorm winds.
6:21 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Gust 45 mph. 6 SSE French River. Measured marine thunderstorm gust at offshore McQuade Buoy.
6:10 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Gust 40 mph. 3 S French River. Measured wind gust from nearshore McQuade buoy.
Rainfall Reports from August 16, 2023
Source: National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota; MesoWest
Lake Nebagamon, WI: 2.90″
4 N New Post, WI: 2.53″
2 ESE Spooner, WI: 2.10″
4 SW Riverside, WI: 2.00″
Blueberry, WI: 1.95″
Spooner, WI: 1.75″
1 N Gile, WI: 1.74″
1 SE Oulu, WI: 1.73″
4 SW High Bridge, WI: 1.72″
Poplar, WI: 1.58″
1 WSW Maple, WI: 1.50″
Mason, WI: 1.50″
3 SSW Wentworth, WI: 1.38″
Glidden, WI: 1.26″
3 NW Northwoods Beach, WI: 1.23″
Port Wing, WI: 1.20″
1 SSE Alpha, WI: 1.19″
Washburn, WI: 1.13″
Ashland, WI: 1.00″
Hayward, WI: 0.99″
Isabella, MN: 0.94″
Clam Lake, WI: 0.93″
Minong, WI: 0.82″
Duluth Airport: 0.78″
Superior Airport: 0.77″
Duluth Sky Harbor Airport: 0.69″
Esko, MN: 0.64″
French River, MN: 0.50″
Ely, MN: 0.48″
Grand Marais Airport: 0.46″
Saginaw, MN: 0.43″
Solon Springs, WI: 0.38″
Chisholm-Hibbing Airport: 0.16″
Cloquet, MN: 0.14″
Siren, WI: 0.13″
Hinckley, MN: 0.11″
International Falls, MN: 0.10″
Eveleth-Virginia Airport: 0.05″
Moose Lake, MN: 0.03″
Hill City, MN: 0.03″
Thanks for reading!
Tim
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