8:50 PM Thursday, September 19, 2024
Severe thunderstorms quickly emerged in northeast Minnesota late this afternoon, leading to three reported tornadoes near the Cotton and Canyon areas. Further tornado reports may arise as the National Weather Service in Duluth carries out storm surveys on Friday.
Preliminary Storm Reports for September 19, 2024
Source: National Weather Service Duluth, MN
- 7:20 PM: Hail 0.88 inch. 1 SSE Yellowlake, WI (Burnett County)
- 5:44 PM: Hail 1.00 inch. 5 NE Mahtowa, MN (Carlton County) Quarter sized hail.
- 5:40 PM: Hail 1.50 inch. 2 E Mahtowa, MN (Carlton County) Ping pong ball sized hail. Damage to cars on Interstate 35 near Mahtowa.
- 5:15 PM: Tornado. 2 SSE Cotton, MN (St. Louis County) Tornado on the ground northwest of Lake Elora.
- 5:14 PM: Tornado. 1 ESE Cotton, MN (St. Louis County) Roof shingles torn from two-story home and debris strewn.
- 5:06 PM: Tornado. 4 N Canyon, MN (St. Louis County) Tornado reported crossing Highway 53 north of Canyon.
- 5:05 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage. 3 N Canyon, MN (St. Louis County) Multiple trees down along the Highway.
- 5:03 PM: Hail 1.00 inch. Sturgeon Lake, MN (Pine County) Quarter sized hail.
- 4:20 PM: Hail 0.88 inch. 6 NNW Ely, MN (St. Louis County)
Late afternoon severe thunderstorms have resulted in power outages across parts of northeast Minnesota. Lake Country Power has reported 12 outages impacting 387 members as of approximately 8:30 PM on Thursday.
Late this afternoon, scattered strong and severe thunderstorms developed rapidly across northeast Minnesota and extended into far northwest Wisconsin.
Red – Tornado Warning
Yellow – Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Blue – Special Marine Warning
Radar loop ends 8:26 PM Thursday, September 19, 2024.
Goes-16 infrared satellite loop ending 8 PM CT Thursday, September 19, 2024.
Rainfall Reports for September 19, 2024, as of 8:34 PM
Source: MesoWest
Danbury, WI: 0.91″
Grand Rapids, MN: 0.54″
Northome, MN: 0.53″
Moose Lake, MN: 0.52″
Littlefork, MN: 0.51″
International Falls, MN: 0.51″
Brainerd, MN: 0.43″
Siren, WI: 0.40″
Webb Lake, WI: 0.39″
Ely, MN: 0.38″
Saginaw, MN: 0.36″
Spooner, WI: 0.34″
Cass Lake, MN: 0.34″
Hayward, WI: 0.33″
Hill City, MN: 0.17″
Hibbing, MN: 0.17″
Hermantown, MN: 0.17″
Winter, WI: 0.15″
Esko, MN: 0.14″
Hinckley, MN: 0.09″
Duluth Airport: 0.07″
Cable, WI: 0.07″
Minong, WI: 0.03″
Ashland, WI: 0.02″
Clam Lake, WI: 0.02″
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