New daily rainfall records set at Duluth and Ashland on Tuesday; Cool temperatures continue Thursday with slightly warmer temps Friday-Saturday; Patchy drizzle/light showers continue tonight; A few showers possible Saturday; Storm and Rainfall Reports from Tuesday

Published by

Timothy Burr

on

September 6, 2023

5:18 PM Wednesday, September 6, 2023

A strong cold front moved through the Northland on Tuesday bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms to much of the Northland. Rainfall totals of 1 to as much as 3 inches were reported and there was also some severe weather with some reports of wind damage, as well as some very large hail around the McGregor area.

Much cooler temperatures moved into the Northland today behind Tuesday’s system, with temperatures this afternoon running about -15 to -25 degrees cooler compared to Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures this afternoon were only in the middle 50s to lower 60s in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.

Looking ahead shows that will have highs in the 60s on Thursday, and mostly in the 70s Friday and Saturday although temperatures could be cooler near Lake Superior depending on how the wind direction sets up.

Note — There is a chance for patchy frost well inland from Lake Superior tonight, but more so Thursday night as we should see skies clear more compared to what will see tonight.

Local Storm Reports from September 5, 2023
Source: National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota

6:35 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 2 WNW Hovland, MN — Cook County. Multiple large trees down and power out.

6:26 PM: Hail 2.75 inch (baseball size) 3 SSE McGregor, MN — Aitkin County.

6:22 PM: Hail 2.00-inch (hen egg size) McGregor, MN — Aitkin County.

6:15 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Gust. 70 mph. 25 SE Lutsen, MN.

6:10 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Gust. 63 mph. 13 NE Sand Bay, WI — Ashland County.

6:05 PM: Hail 2.00-inch (hen egg size) 4 S Kimberly, MN — Aitkin County.

6:02 PM: Hail 1.50 inch (ping pong ball size) 5 NE Glen, MN — Aitkin County.

6:00 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Gust. 46 mph. 13 NE Sand Bay, WI — Ashland County.

5:43 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 3 NNW Glory, MN — Aitkin County. Several trees snapped off.

5:40 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Gust. 40 mph. 1 N Port Wing, WI — Bayfield County.

4:51 PM: Hail 0.75 inch. 1 N Lake Shore, MN — Cass County.

4:38 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 3 ENE Forest Center, MN — Lake County. Numerous trees were reported down on Boga Lake in BWCA.

4:25 PM: Hail 1.25 inch (half dollar size hail) 1 W Barrows, MN — Crow Wing County.

4:22 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Gust. 54 mph. Skibo, MN — St. Louis County.

4:17 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 12 WNW Isabella, MN — Lake County. Storm blew the top of a white pine off.

4:11 PM: Hail 2.00 inch (hen egg size) 1 NNE Fort Ripley, MN — Crow Wing County.

3:50 PM: Hail 1.00-inch (quarter size) Hoyt Lakes, MN — St. Louis County.

3:40 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. Hoyt Lakes, MN — St. Louis County. Large tree limbs down in Hoyt Lakes. One limb looked to be at least 2 feet in diameter.

3:36 PM: Hail 0.50 inch. 3 SW Embarrass, MN — St. Louis County.

3:30 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 6 SE Mckinley, MN — St. Louis County. Numerous trees uprooted or snapped off along Bass Lake Rd.

3:30 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 4 N Makinen, MN — St. Louis County. Several small to medium sized trees down and reported power lines down as well.

3:15 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Gust. 45 mph. 1 SSE Virginia, MN — St. Louis County.

2:56 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 1 NE Iron Junction, MN — St. Louis County. Numerous trees were down onto power lines just off County Road 7 near Old Mesaba and Ramshaw Roads and the railroad tracks. Tree limbs ranged in diameter from 4 to 12 inches and were broken off about 20 feet off the ground. Trees were a mix of popples, pines and maples.

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Much of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin saw some much-needed rains on Tuesday with the lighter blues and purples on the map below representing totals of 1 to 2″+.

Here’s a zoomed in view of rainfall totals from Tuesday centered on the Twin Ports area.

Rainfall Reports from Tuesday-Wednesday morning, September 5-6, 2023
Source: National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota

7.4 N Duluth, MN: 3.92″
Blueberry, WI: 3.26″
0.6 E Nashwauk, MN: 3.03″
Duluth Airport: 2.86″
7.8 SSW Poplar, WI: 2.81″
Makinen, MN: 2.80″
1.2 W Solon Springs, WI: 2.76″
11.5 WNW Mason, WI: 2.66″
7.0 ESE Superior, WI: 2.66″
5 SE Iron River, WI: 2.62″
Eveleth, MN: 2.51″
Barnes, WI: 2.49″
3.2 S Aitkin, MN: 2.35″
Cotton, MN: 2.30″
7.7 W Spooner, WI: 2.30″
Grand Marais, MN: 2.21″
Poplar, WI: 2.18″
Odanah, WI: 2.16″
0.4 W Silver Bay, MN: 2.11″
Hermantown, MN: 2.09″
Washburn, WI: 2.07″
Cable, WI: 2.00″
1.7 SE Baxter, MN: 1.97″
French River, MN: 1.93″
Hayward, WI: 1.81″
11.8 N Lutsen, MN: 1.79″
2 S Tamarack, MN: 1.78″
Ashland, WI: 1.76″
Clam Lake, WI: 1.76″
2.4 S Meadowlands, MN: 1.74″
Superior Airport: 1.74″
McGregor, MN: 1.74″
2 W Iron Junction, MN: 1.71″
Winter, WI: 1.67″
Silver Bay, MN: 1.65″
Aurora, MN: 1.64″
Chisholm-Hibbing Airport: 1.64″
Hurley, WI: 1.62″
2.8 WNW Hovland, MN: 1.61″
Brainerd, MN: 1.49″
Gile, WI: 1.47″
Two Harbors, MN: 1.46″
0.2 W Culver, MN: 1.37″
1.2 N Esko, MN: 1.36″
3.8 S Swan River, MN: 1.27″
4.9 NE Tofte, MN: 1.26″
Isabella, MN: 1.24″
International Falls, MN: 1.18″
9 N Bayfield, WI: 1.18″
5.6 NE Carlton, MN: 1.17″
Lutsen, MN: 1.17″
3 E Wright, MN: 1.12″
1.1 NNW Walker, MN: 1.10″
7.4 S Grand Rapids, MN: 1.10″
0.5 E Floodwood, MN: 1.08″
Bayfield, WI: 1.01″

Note — 2.77 inches of rain at the Duluth Airport on September 5th, this is the first time since June 28th with at least 1 inch of rain (1.14 inches) Also, the 2.77 inches of rain on September 5th sets a new daily precipitation record for the date, the previous wettest was 2.51 inches set on 9/5/1876.

Ashland, Wisconsin also set a new daily precipitation record on September 5th with 1.74 inches of rain, the previous wettest was 1.48 inches set on 9/5/1911.