Category: Rainfall Reports
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Heavy Rain, Hail and Wind: July 3, 2026 Northland Storm Recap
Scattered showers and thunderstorms moved slowly across parts of the Northland Friday afternoon into the evening. These storms brought heavy rainfall, and in some locations strong damaging wind gusts and even some hail. Friday’s highest rainfall totals were 2.15 inches in Burnett, MN, 1.92 inches in Spooner, WI, and 1.07…
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Northern MN Rainfall Totals and Local Storm Reports, July 2, 2026
Rainfall reports from the evening of Thursday, July 2, 2026 Meadowlands, MN: 1.08″Palmers, MN: 1.07″Grand Rapids, MN: 0.49″Hermantown, MN: 0.23″Beaver Bay, MN: 0.23″Toivola, MN: 0.21″Grand Marais, MN: 0.20″Hog Creek, MN: 0.16″Isabella, MN: 0.14″Keewatin, MN: 0.11″Floodwood, MN: 0.09″Nashwauk, MN: 0.09″Eveleth, MN: 0.09″Duluth Airport: 0.05″Aurora, MN: 0.03″French River, MN: 0.02″Esko, MN: 0.01″…
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Local Storm Reports: Hail, Wind Damage & Heavy Rain – June 29, 2026
3 PM: Hail 1.00″ (Quarter size). Wrenshall, MN (Carlton County) 2:57 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Gust 57 mph. 4 NE Herbster, WI (Bayfield County) 2:55 PM: Rain 1.95″. 5 NE Castle Danger, MN (Lake County) 2:36 PM: Hail 0.50″. 5 NW Barnum, MN (Carlton County) 2:34 PM: Hail 1.75″ (Golf Ball…
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Overnight Northland Thunderstorms, Rain Totals & Evening Risk
Overnight and early this morning, scattered downpours and thunderstorms swept through parts of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin before moving out over Lake Superior and northern Lake Michigan. Some of those storms had cloud tops reaching around 50,000 feet, which is pretty impressive for this time of day. With elevated…
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Heat Pushes North as Midwest Ridge Strengthens Ahead of the Holiday
Heading into next week, computer models continue to show signs of a pattern shift, with an upper-level ridge developing across the Midwest and South and troughing out West. This setup will push much warmer air northward into the Upper Midwest, with 500mb heights likely topping 582 decameters and possibly exceeding…
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Scattered Showers Wednesday, with Heavier Downpours Inland from Lake Superior
Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will stick around parts of the Northland on Wednesday, but most of the rain will likely set up inland from Lake Superior. Areas within about 15–20 miles of the lake might just get a brief passing shower, while farther inland could see scattered heavy…
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Northland Weekend Forecast: 60s to Near 70, NE Breeze Sunday
A cool trend sticks around this weekend in the Northland, with Saturday highs mostly in the 60s to near 70, and similar temps expected Sunday. Northwest winds at 10 to 15 mph on Saturday will shift to the northeast Sunday, making it a bit cooler within about 10 to 15…