Hail, wind, rain… Oh My!

Severe weather moved across the Northland Wednesday afternoon and evening. There are multiple Weather Alerts posted including a Tornado Watch until 10pm for Aitkin, Carlton, Crow Wing, Pine counties in Minnesota and Burnett County in Wisconsin.

Large hail has been reported across much of the Iron Range and Central Minnesota. As the storms blew past they brought heavy rain and gusty winds. There were some reports of rotation in the clouds and a possible tornado touchdown near Crosslake, Minnesota. Officials will assess any damage to verify the report. The severe weather will continue tonight.

Here are reports of hail and storm damage as reported to the National Weather Service as of 8:30 pm.

HAIL

• 5:58 PM – 2 N Backus – 2.50 inches – Cass County
• 5:50 PM – Chisholm – 2.50 inches – St. Louis County
• 8:53 PM – Finlayson – 2.50 inches – Pine County
• 5:46 PM – 3 NNW Kelly Lake – 2.00 inches – St. Louis County
• 8:39 PM – 3 W Finlayson – 1.75 inches – Pine County
• 5:20 PM – 7 NNW Taconite – 1.75 inches – Itasca County
• 5:12 PM – 1 NNE Ely – 1.75 inches – St. Louis County
• 7:10 PM – 6 SSW Tower – 1.75 inches – St. Louis County
• 5:56 PM – Buhl – 1.50 inches – St. Louis County
• 6:59 PM – 12 WNW Isabella – 1.50 inches – Lake County
• 5:40 PM – 6 SSW Grand Rapids – 1.25 inches – Itasca County
• 7:06 PM – Aitkin – 1.25 inches – Aitkin County
• 6:13 PM – Biwabik – 1.25 inches – St. Louis County
• 7:08 PM – 6 SW Tower – 1.00 inch – St. Louis County
• 6:18 PM – Virginia – 1.00 inch – St. Louis County

STORM DAMAGE

• 6:30 PM – 1 SW Crosslake – Small to medium trees snapped – Crow Wing County
• 7:19 PM – 2 WSW Wright – Tree blocks Highway 210 – Carlton County
• 6:12 PM – 2 NW Jenkins – Several small to medium trees down – Cass County
• 6:26 PM – 4 NNW Breezy Point – Boat lift and dock destroyed – Crow Wing County
• 6:25 PM – 4 N Breezy Point – Powerlines down, damage to siding and roofs- Crow Wing County