After a hot and muggy afternoon, strong storms move across the Twin Cities.
Strong thunderstorms developed across Minnesota during the afternoon and evening of Saturday, May 19th. Some of these storms became severe with hail the size of quarters over Bloomington and Apple Valley. The largest hail reported was golf ball size on the western side of St. Paul. Penny sized hail fell at the Twin Cities International Airport. Many places around the Twin Cities saw pea to dime-sized hail. There was also some wind damage with these storms too with tree damage in the town of Elrosa in Stearns County. See the NOAA Storm Prediction Center's Storm Reports for more information.
Listed below are Public Information Statements from the National Weather Service
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
740 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0735 PM HAIL ST PAUL 44.95N 93.10W
05/19/2012 E1.75 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
WESTERN ST. PAUL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
732 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 PM HAIL MINNEAPOLIS 44.96N 93.27W
05/19/2012 E0.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
AIRPORT TERMINAL MINNEAPOLIS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
732 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0723 PM HAIL 3 NE BURNSVILLE 44.79N 93.24W
05/19/2012 M1.00 INCH DAKOTA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
550 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0535 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 S BUFFALO LAKE 44.65N 94.62W
05/18/2012 SIBLEY MN PUBLIC
HALF DOZEN LARGE 6 TO 8 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES.
0535 PM TSTM WND DMG BUFFALO LAKE 44.74N 94.62W
05/18/2012 RENVILLE MN PUBLIC
LARGE TREE DOWN IN DRIVEWAY.