On Thursday, August 6, there was a weak area of low pressure over the Dakotas and this was the trigger for a few severe storms and some heavy rains over central Minnesota. There were four tornadoes reported with three in Kandiyohi County and one in Swift County. These counts are preliminary and may not the be final tally. There was a report of damage to a roof at Hawick in Kandiyohi County from one of these tornadoes.
There were some heavy rains too with these storms with the heaviest amount found so far of 4.20 inches at Kimball in Stearns County. Much of Minnesota received at least some rainfall. In general the rainfall was a welcome sight with a late summer dry spell affecting most of Minnesota. Some of the places that needed the rain the most was in St. Louis County where from an inch to an inch and a half fell.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1017 PM CDT THU AUG 06 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0606 PM TORNADO HAWICK 45.31N 94.81W
08/06/2015 KANDIYOHI MN 911 CALL CENTER
REPORT OF DAMAGE TO ROOF...DEBRIS IN THE AIR
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
942 PM CDT THU AUG 6 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0835 PM HAIL 2 ESE MANKATO 44.16N 93.96W
08/06/2015 M0.75 INCH BLUE EARTH MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0511 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NW EVANSVILLE 46.06N 95.76W
08/06/2015 DOUGLAS MN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN AND TOOK DOWN A GRAIN BIN.
0827 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 ESE NEW ULM 44.29N 94.41W
08/06/2015 M2.00 INCH NICOLLET MN CO-OP OBSERVER
FELL IN HALF AN HOUR.
0820 PM HAIL 1 ENE SKYLINE 44.15N 94.01W
08/06/2015 M1.00 INCH BLUE EARTH MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0702 PM HEAVY RAIN MILLERVILLE 46.07N 95.56W
08/06/2015 E1.75 INCH DOUGLAS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0559 PM TORNADO 6 SW PAYNESVILLE 45.31N 94.81W
08/06/2015 KANDIYOHI MN STORM CHASER
BRIEF TOUCHDOWN
0545 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 N NEW LONDON 45.37N 94.95W
08/06/2015 KANDIYOHI MN STORM CHASER
SEVERAL FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG ROTATION
REPORTED
0522 PM TSTM WND DMG CANBY 44.71N 96.27W
08/06/2015 YELLOW MEDICINE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
BARN AND SILO BLOWN DOWN
0907 PM HEAVY RAIN CAMBRIDGE 45.56N 93.23W
08/06/2015 M2.50 INCH ISANTI MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0458 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 E SUNBURG 45.34N 95.13W
08/06/2015 KANDIYOHI MN STORM CHASER
SMALL BRANCHES AND OTHER DEBRIS POSSIBLE
TORNADO RELATED
0458 PM TORNADO 5 E SUNBURG 45.34N 95.13W
08/06/2015 KANDIYOHI MN STORM CHASER
CONFIRMED TOUCH DOWN
0455 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 NE SUNBURG 45.40N 95.17W
08/06/2015 E4.00 INCH KANDIYOHI MN PUBLIC
0455 PM HAIL 5 NE SUNBURG 45.40N 95.17W
08/06/2015 E0.88 INCH KANDIYOHI MN PUBLIC
0455 PM HEAVY RAIN LONG PRAIRIE 45.98N 94.86W
08/06/2015 M1.94 INCH TODD MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0420 PM HAIL 4 NNE SUNBURG 45.40N 95.21W
08/06/2015 M1.50 INCH KANDIYOHI MN PUBLIC
MOSTLY NICKEL AND QUARTER SIZED.
0408 PM TORNADO 4 W SUNBURG 45.35N 95.32W
08/06/2015 SWIFT MN STORM CHASER
SPOTTED OVER A FARM FIELD
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
824 AM CDT FRI AUG 7 2015
...RAINFALL REPORTS PAST 24 HOURS ...
LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE LAT/LON
...MINNESOTA...
...AITKIN COUNTY...
RICE LAKE N.W.R. 2.73 IN 0652 AM 08/07 46.54N/93.29W
MCGREGOR 7.3 N 1.43 IN 0700 AM 08/07 46.71N/93.29W
...CARLTON COUNTY...
3 E WRIGHT 3.55 IN 0600 AM 08/07 46.68N/92.95W
MOOSE LAKE RAWS 1.52 IN 0708 AM 08/07 46.42N/92.80W
...CROW WING COUNTY...
BRAINERD 11.5 E 3.62 IN 0705 AM 08/07 46.39N/93.96W
3 W WOODROW 1.48 IN 0706 AM 08/07 46.40N/94.13W
BRAINERD AIRPORT 1.23 IN 0653 AM 08/07 46.40N/94.13W
...KOOCHICHING COUNTY...
13 SSE LITTLEFORK 1.87 IN 0700 AM 08/07 48.21N/93.50W
1 W ERICKSBURG 1.72 IN 0645 AM 08/07 48.49N/93.37W
LITTLEFORK RAWS 1.45 IN 0708 AM 08/07 48.39N/93.56W
INTERNATIONAL FALLS 1.42 IN 0655 AM 08/07 48.57N/93.40W
...LAKE COUNTY...
WOLF RIDGE 1.00 IN 0700 AM 08/07 47.45N/91.22W
...PINE COUNTY...
6 W SANDSTONE 2.31 IN 0700 AM 08/07 46.11N/92.99W
7 ESE CLOVERDALE 1.89 IN 0715 AM 08/07 45.97N/92.62W
1 WSW WILLOW RIVER 1.52 IN 0645 AM 08/07 46.31N/92.86W
...ST. LOUIS COUNTY...
DULUTH NWS 1.63 IN 0700 AM 08/07 46.84N/92.21W
2 NE DULUTH 1.51 IN 0742 AM 08/07 46.81N/92.08W
DULUTH 4.1 NNE 1.44 IN 0600 AM 08/07 46.84N/92.07W
DULUTH AIRPORT 1.37 IN 0655 AM 08/07 46.84N/92.21W
1 SW SAGINAW 1.30 IN 0708 AM 08/07 46.84N/92.46W
DULUTH 6.9 NNE 1.29 IN 0700 AM 08/07 46.87N/92.03W
4 SE ARNOLD 1.28 IN 0741 AM 08/07 46.83N/92.06W
DULUTH 7.4 NNE 1.25 IN 0700 AM 08/07 46.88N/92.03W
CULVER 0.2 W 1.18 IN 0700 AM 08/07 46.93N/92.56W
3 SE COTTON 1.06 IN 0600 AM 08/07 47.17N/92.42W
AURORA 1.05 IN 0732 AM 08/07 47.52N/92.24W
...WISCONSIN...
...BAYFIELD COUNTY...
11 SSE BRULE 2.07 IN 0706 AM 08/07 46.40N/91.50W
BARNES 2.2 S 1.54 IN 0700 AM 08/07 46.30N/91.50W
...BURNETT COUNTY...
DANBURY 3.87 IN 0700 AM 08/07 46.01N/92.37W
SIREN 3.14 IN 0655 AM 08/07 45.82N/92.37W
4 NE RANDALL 1.68 IN 0706 AM 08/07 45.74N/92.80W
...DOUGLAS COUNTY...
5 WNW HAWTHORNE 2.60 IN 0745 AM 08/07 46.55N/91.95W
1 WSW MAPLE 2.43 IN 0742 AM 08/07 46.58N/91.75W
4 WNW WENTWORTH 2.22 IN 0734 AM 08/07 46.64N/91.92W
SUPERIOR AIRPORT 2.03 IN 0655 AM 08/07 46.69N/92.09W
1 NNW SUPERIOR 2.01 IN 0744 AM 08/07 46.72N/92.07W
2 S SUPERIOR 1.60 IN 0700 AM 08/07 46.38N/92.05W
...SAWYER COUNTY...
HAYWARD RAWS 1.32 IN 0703 AM 08/07 46.02N/91.45W
HAYWARD 9.2 NNE 1.20 IN 0600 AM 08/07 46.13N/91.40W
HAYWARD AIRPORT 1.10 IN 0653 AM 08/07 46.03N/91.44W
...WASHBURN COUNTY...
8 WNW MINONG 2.80 IN 0703 AM 08/07 46.14N/91.98W
SARONA 2.03 IN 0700 AM 08/07 45.80N/91.87W
4 S EARL 1.45 IN 0700 AM 08/07 45.84N/91.76W
STONE LAKE 2.0 NW 1.32 IN 0700 AM 08/07 45.86N/91.58W
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
Also see Filtered Storm Reports from the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center.
Last modified: August 7, 2015
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