Category: hail reports
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🌬️ Pattern Change Possible This Weekend into Next Week; 🌧️ Occasional Showers and Storms but Low Confidence in Widespread Rain
A pattern change could occur this weekend into next week, potentially bringing more persistent southwesterly winds aloft across the Upper Midwest. This is notable, as much of the summer has been dominated by a generally northwest flow aloft. It remains uncertain whether this will result in a wetter pattern for…
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Northland Storms: Hail, Funnel Clouds and Heavy Rain – Aug. 25
Today, the Northland saw scattered showers and thunderstorms, featuring hail from quarter- to half-dollar size, isolated funnel clouds, and localized wind damage in Duluth’s Morgan Park area. Local Storm Reports – August 25, 2026 7:32 PM: Funnel Cloud. 6 SW Webb Lake, WI (Burnett County). Funnel over County C and…
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🌦️ A Few Gusty Showers and Isolated Thunder Tonight; Thursday’s Storms Delivered Large Hail
Thursday’s cold front has moved well southeast of the Northland, but a secondary front is closely following from northern Minnesota this afternoon. It will continue moving southeast across the region this evening, bringing a few gusty showers and isolated thunderstorms. While severe weather is not expected, wind gusts could reach…
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Baseball‑Size Hail in Bayfield County as Duluth Drops 15–25° Under a Lake Breeze
Northeasterly winds swept in today at the head of the lake, bringing a sharp drop in temperatures across the Twin Ports. By 4 PM, it was 15 to 25 degrees cooler than at the same time on Sunday. The Twin Ports can expect warmer weather in the coming days, with…
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Northern Minnesota Soakers: Northome Leads Friday Night Rainfall
Parts of northern Minnesota saw plenty of rain from Friday night’s storms, with Northome leading the way at 2.49 inches, followed by Orr with 2.36 inches. Rain totals dropped farther south, with about 0.6 inches in Ely, 0.4 inches in Hibbing, and just 0.08 inches at the Duluth Airport. Rainfall…
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Warm, Mostly Dry Weekend Ahead, but Northland Smoke Forecast Remains Uncertain After Friday’s Rain
Expect mostly dry weather across northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin this weekend, with highs in the 70s and 80s on Saturday and mainly in the 80s to near 90 on Sunday. Breezy northwest to north winds on Saturday will shift to the southwest by Sunday. There’s a lot of uncertainty…
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Northland Fourth of July Storms: Large Hail, Damaging Winds, Heavy Rain
On the Fourth of July, scattered thunderstorms hit the western and southern parts of the Northland, bringing 1 to 2 inches of rain in some areas. There were also a few reports of large hail, up to the size of golf balls, along with damaging winds. Latest storm updates for…