Metro Area Hail Storms, August 9-10, 2020

lightning with bats
Vivid lightning as seen from Maplewood, outside of the first wave of storms around 9:30 PM on Sunday August 9, 2020. Note the bats, barely visible near the top of the photo.
Courtesy: Minnesota State Climatology Office.

Multiple, long-lasting, large hail-producing thunderstorms bombarded the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area and neighboring counties during the evening and overnight hours, with hail, gusty winds, intense rainfall, and non-stop lightning and thunder.

The activity came in two waves. The first developed right around sunset on Sunday August 9, as compact but intense thunderstorms formed repeatedly across the southern Twin Cities, especially near Chaska, Chanhassen, Bloomington, and Burnsville. These storms lasted 2-3 hours and moved little, producing pockets of large hail and heavy rainfall. Reports of half-dollar to golf ball-sized hail were common, with hail the size of tennis balls photographed in Victoria.

The second, larger, and longer-lasting wave of severe thunderstorms formed around 11 PM in Wright County, and spread southeastward very slowly over the next several hours. These intense supercell thunderstorms grew to the size of 2-3 counties, and produced multiple distinct cores of ping pong ball to tennis ball-sized hail, affecting areas from near Montrose and Buffalo in Wright County, to Loretto, Maple Plain, and Edina in Hennepin County.

The second wave of storms eventually moved into areas affected by the first wave, producing more large hail, along with winds of 50-60 mph. The Twin Cities International Airport recorded a wind gust of 61 mph; Flying Cloud recorded a gust to 59 mph. Even areas not hit directly by the strongest storms experienced vivid, often continuous lightning. Many observers noted a "roaring" sound caused by the unending thunder.

The storms formed in a very unstable environment, likely along corridors that had been disturbed by rain and thunderstorms earlier in the day. These corridors allowed strong thunderstorms to regenerate and affect many of the same areas multiple times. Buffalo in Wright County received golf ball-sized hail three separate times. Chanhassen had nearly non-stop activity from 7:45 to 10 PM, and again between 1 and 330 AM. The repeat activity resulted in rainfall of 2-3 inches in Wright, Hennepin, and Carver Counties, with observers near Chaska, Chanhassen, and Eden Prairie reporting 4-5 inches of rain. The National Weather Service forecast office in Chanhassen led the pack with an official total of 5.53 inches.

Outside of this activity, it had been a stormy weekend in Minnesota. Strong thunderstorms produced large hail and small tornadoes on Friday evening near Park Rapids, Walker, Leech Lake, and Hackensack, before spreading heavy rains eastward towards the Arrowhead region overnight. Similar and nearby areas were affected again on Saturday with large hail and damaging winds, while additional severe thunderstorms in western Minnesota produced a 72 mph wind gust at Canby, with other damage to large trees reported near Granite Falls. Trees and power lines were damaged from other storms in Cannon Falls. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms continued Saturday night into Sunday across parts of the state, and even prior to the severe thunderstorms in the Twin Cities area Sunday evening and overnight, northwestern Minnesota had been hit hard, with a 77 mph wind gust recorded in Thief River Falls Sunday afternoon, and damages reported in Kittson and Beltrami Counties.

Following is a round-up of rainfall reports from the National Weather Service office in Chanhassen.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
1013 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2020  
   
..PRECIPITATION REPORTS FROM THE PAST 24 HOURS  
  
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF INCH OR GREATER ARE LISTED BELOW.  
THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEER COOP AND COCORAHS OBSERVERS FOR THE   
RAINFALL REPORTS.   
  
LOCATION                     AMOUNT    TIME/DATE       PROVIDER               
   
..MINNESOTA  
  
   
..ANOKA COUNTY  
  
RAMSEY 3NE                   1.42 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
NOWTHEN 2.9 SSE              1.41 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
4 NNE RAMSEY                 1.34 IN   0945 AM 08/10   AWS                    
RAMSEY                       1.11 IN   0946 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
EAST BETHEL 2.4 WSW          1.09 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ANOKA 1SE                    1.05 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
COON RAPIDS 1.1 SW           1.05 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
COON RAPIDS                  1.04 IN   0941 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
BLAINE                       1.04 IN   0940 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
OAK GROVE                    1.03 IN   0832 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
WYOMING 9.5 W                1.02 IN   0620 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
RAMSEY 1E                    1.01 IN   0600 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
EAST BETHEL 3NE              1.01 IN   1200 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
COON RAPIDS 1.7 WNW          1.00 IN   0835 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
COON RAPIDS                  0.99 IN   0948 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
RAMSEY 2SSW                  0.99 IN   0949 AM 08/10   AWS                    
ANDOVER 3.5 W                0.95 IN   0600 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ANDOVER 1.9 W                0.94 IN   0600 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
BLAINE                       0.93 IN   0950 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
CENTERVILLE 0.7 NE           0.90 IN   1132 PM 08/09   COCORAHS               
BLAINE 2NNW                  0.89 IN   0730 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ANOKA 0.9 ENE                0.87 IN   0436 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
WYOMING 6WSW                 0.85 IN   0906 AM 08/10   RAWS                   
BLAINE 2W                    0.83 IN   0435 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
LINO LAKES 1.8 W             0.80 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
LINO LAKES 2.2 NW            0.75 IN   0600 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ANDOVER                      0.74 IN   0950 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
HAM LAKE  2E                 0.74 IN   0900 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
HAM LAKE 1WNW                0.68 IN   0949 AM 08/10   AWS                    
ANDOVER                      0.61 IN   0949 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
LINO LAKES                   0.60 IN   0948 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
LINO LAKES 2W                0.56 IN   0950 AM 08/10   AWS                    
   
..BENTON COUNTY  
  
2.4 S ROYALTON               0.54 IN   0900 AM 08/10   HADS                   
   
..CARVER COUNTY  
  
CHANHASSEN (NWS)             5.53 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COOP                   
CHANHASSEN 1.0 ESE           4.72 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
EXCELSIOR 0.8 S              4.59 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
VICTORIA 1.1 S               4.52 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
CHANHASSEN 1.7 NE            4.47 IN   0630 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
CHANHASSEN 2SW               4.20 IN   0700 AM 08/10   UCOOP                  
VICTORIA                     4.16 IN   0700 AM 08/10   UCOOP                  
VICTORIA 2ENE                3.57 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
VICTORIA 1WSW                3.34 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MINNEAPOLIS                  3.26 IN   0948 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
VICTORIA                     3.22 IN   0925 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
WATERTOWN 0.5 NNW            2.53 IN   0545 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
CHASKA 0.6 E                 1.66 IN   0618 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
CHASKA 1.0 SSW               1.55 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
CARVER 1W                    1.44 IN   0600 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
CARROLLTON                   1.40 IN   0930 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
WACONIA                      1.31 IN   0700 AM 08/10   UCOOP                  
WACONIA 0.7 WNW              1.22 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
   
..CHISAGO COUNTY  
  
SUNRISE                      1.11 IN   0800 AM 08/10   UCOOP                  
BRANCH 1SSW                  0.97 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
WYOMING 1.0 SSW              0.90 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
STACY 1W                     0.89 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
NORTH BRANCH 1WSW            0.86 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
FOREST LAKE 5NE              0.83 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COOP                   
CHISAGO CITY 1.3 SSE         0.83 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
WYOMING                      0.81 IN   0947 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
CHISAGO CITY 2ENE            0.81 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
STANCHFIELD 4.2 E            0.80 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
CENTER CITY 0.8 WSW          0.73 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
SCANDIA                      0.65 IN   0950 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
ALMELUND                     0.63 IN   0949 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
STANCHFIELD 2.4 E            0.59 IN   0807 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
HARRIS 5WNW                  0.53 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
WILD RIVER STATE PARK        0.52 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COOP                   
RUSH CITY AP                 0.50 IN   0935 AM 08/10   ASOS                   
   
..DAKOTA COUNTY  
  
LAKEVILLE 2.7 NNW            2.40 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
EAGAN 2.4 WSW                2.03 IN   0640 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
BURNSVILLE 3ENE              1.97 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
3 ESE BLOOMINGTON            1.87 IN   0945 AM 08/10   AWS                    
LAKEVILLE 1.9 SE             1.75 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
LAKEVILLE 2NNE               1.68 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
LAKEVILLE 2.1 N              1.65 IN   0724 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
LAKEVILLE 2.6 WSW            1.61 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
BURNSVILLE 3.4 SSE           1.61 IN   0500 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
2.6 SW COATES                1.60 IN   0900 AM 08/10   HADS                   
APPLE VALLEY 3ESE            1.55 IN   0535 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MENDOTA HEIGHTS 0.9 SSE      1.49 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
FARMINGTON                   1.44 IN   0700 AM 08/10   UCOOP                  
LAKEVILLE 2WSW               1.43 IN   0725 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
FARMINGTON 2ESE              1.41 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
BURNSVILLE 0.7 SSE           1.30 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
EAGAN 2ESE                   1.28 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
4.4 SE LAKEVILLE             1.27 IN   0830 AM 08/10   HADS                   
LAKEVILLE 1.2 N              1.22 IN   0515 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
EAGAN 2.2 ENE                1.18 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MENDOTA HEIGHTS 0.9 ENE      1.09 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
2 NNE APPLE VALLEY           1.06 IN   0950 AM 08/10   AWS                    
RANDOLPH 3.9 WNW             1.00 IN   0730 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ROSEMOUNT 3WNW               0.95 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
FARMINGTON 5.0 SSE           0.95 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
APPLE VALLEY 3E              0.93 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS          0.89 IN   0934 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS          0.88 IN   0948 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
SOUTH SAINT PAUL 1.1 W       0.81 IN   0659 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
NORTHFIELD 1NNW              0.74 IN   0600 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS 1.6 NE   0.72 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
SOUTH ST. PAUL AP            0.71 IN   0935 AM 08/10   AWOS                   
HASTINGS 0.7 S               0.66 IN   0600 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
EAGAN 2SE                    0.63 IN   0947 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
MIESVILLE 2WSW               0.58 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS 1.0 S    0.56 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MIESVILLE 4NNE               0.56 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
RANDOLPH 4.1 E               0.53 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ROSEMOUNT 2NW                0.51 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
   
..GOODHUE COUNTY  
  
ZUMBROTA 1.6 NNW             1.97 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
DENNISON 0.4 SSE             1.38 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
NERSTRAND 4E                 0.93 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
DENNISON 6E                  0.90 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
STANTON AP                   0.85 IN   0935 AM 08/10   AWOS                   
CANNON FALLS 2S              0.82 IN   0900 AM 08/10   HADS                   
DENNISON 2.0 NNE             0.79 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
3 ENE DENNISON               0.77 IN   0945 AM 08/10   AWS                    
PINE ISLAND 3.9 ENE          0.75 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
CANNON FALLS 0.5 SE          0.55 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
   
..HENNEPIN COUNTY  
  
EDEN PRAIRIE 2WSW            4.83 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MINNETONKA 3.8 SW            4.75 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
HOPKINS 1ESE                 4.30 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
EDEN PRAIRIE AP              4.20 IN   0953 AM 08/10   ASOS                   
WEST BLOOMINGTON             4.09 IN   0945 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
CHANHASSEN 2SE               3.81 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MINNETONKA 2.0 SW            3.60 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
EXCELSIOR 1.8 W              3.48 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
BLOOMINGTON 1WSW             3.40 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
PLYMOUTH                     3.38 IN   0946 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
SHOREWOOD 2.9 WSW            3.25 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
LAKE MINNETONKA 1WSW         3.24 IN   0500 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
BLOOMINGTON 1.8 SW           3.24 IN   0900 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
SPRING PARK 0.4 E            3.20 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
2 SW MINNETONKA              3.12 IN   0950 AM 08/10   AWS                    
PLYMOUTH 1E                  3.10 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
BLOOMINGTON                  3.08 IN   0946 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
LAKE MINNETONKA AREA         3.08 IN   0630 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
PLYMOUTH 2ENE                3.07 IN   0600 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MINNETONKA                   3.04 IN   0948 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
LONG LAKE 4SW                2.95 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
SAINT LOUIS PARK 0.8 W       2.93 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
EDINA 1.4 SE                 2.93 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
BLOOMINGTON 1.1 SW           2.93 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
BLOOMINGTON                  2.91 IN   0946 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
ORONO 1.7 WNW                2.85 IN   0635 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
1 WNW EDINA                  2.84 IN   0950 AM 08/10   AWS                    
EDINA 1SW                    2.69 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MAPLE GROVE 1N               2.63 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
LONG LAKE 0.2 WSW            2.61 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
RICHFIELD 1WNW               2.61 IN   0500 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
RICHFIELD 0.7 SSE            2.55 IN   0630 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
EDINA 1SE                    2.51 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
BLOOMINGTON 3.1 E            2.49 IN   0823 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
EDINA                        2.48 IN   0944 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
ST. BONIFACIUS 2ENE          2.48 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
PLYMOUTH 2.8 N               2.43 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ORONO 1.1 NNE                2.43 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
LAKE MINNETONKA 1SSE         2.43 IN   0950 AM 08/10   AWS                    
BLOOMINGTON 1 ESE            2.40 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
RICHFIELD 1.1 WSW            2.40 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MINNEAPOLIS 4.7 SSW          2.39 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MAPLE GROVE 1N               2.37 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MAPLE GROVE 1.3 SSW          2.36 IN   0615 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MAPLE GROVE 1.4 WSW          2.34 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MINNEAPOLIS                  2.33 IN   0940 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
GOLDEN VALLEY 2WSW           2.33 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MAPLE GROVE 1.2 NE           2.31 IN   0730 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MINNETONKA 2.9 NE            2.31 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MAPLE GROVE 1W               2.28 IN   0949 AM 08/10   AWS                    
EDINA 2NE                    2.23 IN   0950 AM 08/10   AWS                    
MINNETRISTA 1.6 SSW          2.21 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ST. LOUIS PARK 2ESE          2.20 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MINNEAPOLIS 4.1 SSW          2.18 IN   0715 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MINNETONKA 1.8 NNE           2.17 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MINNEAPOLIS                  2.07 IN   0945 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
EDINA                        2.04 IN   0946 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
ROBBINSDALE 0.6 SSE          2.02 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ROBBINSDALE                  1.99 IN   0947 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
RICHFIELD 2NNW               1.96 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MINNEAPOLIS 3.6 SSE          1.96 IN   0600 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
CRYSTAL AP                   1.93 IN   0953 AM 08/10   ASOS                   
MINNEAPOLIS 3SE              1.93 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MAPLE GROVE 2.9 SSE          1.88 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MINNEAPOLIS 2.8 SSE          1.85 IN   0930 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
RICHFIELD 3ENE               1.84 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
PLYMOUTH 2.8 WSW             1.82 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL AP      1.81 IN   0953 AM 08/10   ASOS                   
SAINT PAUL                   1.76 IN   0946 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
MINNEAPOLIS 4.8 NNW          1.72 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MINNEAPOLIS 2NE              1.68 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MINNEAPOLIS 3S               1.67 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MINNEAPOLIS 2.5 SE           1.66 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
DAYTON 1NNE                  1.63 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MINNEAPOLIS 2.2 W            1.62 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
RICHFIELD 3ENE               1.62 IN   0600 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
CHAMPLIN 1SW                 1.60 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MINNEAPOLIS                  1.59 IN   0945 AM 08/10   AWS                    
MINNEAPOLIS 3.3 SE           1.57 IN   0740 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MINNEAPOLIS 2.9 SE           1.55 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
CHAMPLIN 0.8 ENE             1.50 IN   0730 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
PLYMOUTH 2WSW                1.45 IN   0943 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
3 SW EDINA                   1.44 IN   0950 AM 08/10   AWS                    
BROOKLYN PARK 1.5 ENE        1.40 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
BROOKLYN PARK 2E             1.36 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
BROOKLYN CENTER 1E           1.34 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
RAMSEY 3WSW                  1.09 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
BROOKLYN PARK 2.5 ESE        1.01 IN   0600 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
   
..ISANTI COUNTY  
  
ISANTI 5.0 SW                0.76 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
CAMBRIDGE 3N                 0.62 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
CAMBRIDGE                    0.61 IN   0950 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
BRAHAM 0.7 SW                0.60 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
CAMBRIDGE 1.2 W              0.57 IN   0600 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
CAMBRIDGE 1.9 NW             0.54 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
PRINCETON 6.6 E              0.51 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
   
..KANABEC COUNTY  
  
MORA 2.5 S                   0.92 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
8.0 NW QUAMBA                0.91 IN   0900 AM 08/10   HADS                   
MORA 1ENE                    0.88 IN   0908 AM 08/10   RAWS                   
MORA 2 N                     0.75 IN   0806 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
GRASSTON                     0.62 IN   0900 AM 08/10   HADS                   
ISLE 12.0 E                  0.53 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
   
..LE SUEUR COUNTY  
  
NEW PRAGUE 1ESE              0.85 IN   0645 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
NEW PRAGUE 1.0 S             0.55 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
   
..MCLEOD COUNTY  
  
GLENCOE 5.3 NNE              1.25 IN   0554 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
SILVER LAKE 1NNW             0.82 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
HUTCHINSON 0.6 W             0.75 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
HUTCHINSON 0.1 ENE           0.74 IN   0533 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
HUTCHINSON 0.1 SW            0.73 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
HUTCHINSON AP                0.64 IN   0915 AM 08/10   AWOS                   
HUTCHINSON 1WSW              0.59 IN   0950 AM 08/10   AWS                    
HUTCHINSON 5N                0.58 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
GLENCOE 3NW                  0.55 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
   
..MILLE LACS COUNTY  
  
7.7 N MILACA                 0.88 IN   0900 AM 08/10   HADS                   
7 SE ONAMIA MNS NO. 1        0.74 IN   0936 AM 08/10   RAWS                   
MILACA                       0.69 IN   0941 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
   
..MORRISON COUNTY  
  
5.8 N RICE                   0.58 IN   0900 AM 08/10   HADS                   
LITTLE FALLS 2SSE            0.50 IN   0907 AM 08/10   RAWS                   
   
..RAMSEY COUNTY  
  
SAINT PAUL 4.4 WSW           1.70 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ST. PAUL                     1.64 IN   0947 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
FALCON HGTS 3S               1.58 IN   0855 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MENDOTA HGTS 2WNW            1.57 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
SAINT PAUL 3.8 WSW           1.51 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ROSEVILLE 2WNW               1.34 IN   0600 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ROSEVILLE 0.7 SSE            1.16 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
FALCON HEIGHTS 0.4 NNW       1.09 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ROSEVILLE 2.2 ENE            1.07 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ROSEVILLE 1.2 SW             1.03 IN   0702 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ROSEVILLE                    0.99 IN   0947 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
SAINT PAUL                   0.98 IN   0945 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
NEW BRIGHTON 1.3 NNW         0.98 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ROSEVILLE 1.4 SSE            0.95 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ST. PAUL DWTN AP             0.83 IN   0953 AM 08/10   ASOS                   
FALCON HEIGHTS               0.75 IN   0900 AM 08/10   HADS                   
SHOREVIEW 2.2 N              0.70 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
VADNAIS HEIGHTS 0.9 WNW      0.57 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
1.5 NE WHITE BEAR LAKE       0.57 IN   0900 AM 08/10   HADS                   
3 S MAPLEWOOD                0.52 IN   0950 AM 08/10   AWS                    
MAPLEWOOD 4.3 SSE            0.50 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
   
..RICE COUNTY  
  
NORTHFIELD 1.2 ESE           0.97 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
VESELI 1W                    0.86 IN   0500 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
FARIBAULT 3.5 ESE            0.86 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
FARIBAULT                    0.70 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COOP                   
NORTHFIELD 3.9 SSW           0.70 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
FARIBAULT 1.6 S              0.68 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
FARIBAULT                    0.56 IN   0947 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
FARIBAULT 1.7 N              0.56 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
FARIBAULT 1.1 E              0.55 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
NORTHFIELD 0.5 NNW           0.54 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MORRISTOWN                   0.53 IN   0815 AM 08/10   HADS                   
VESELI 2E                    0.50 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
   
..SCOTT COUNTY  
  
SHAKOPEE 1NW                 3.08 IN   0943 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
SHAKOPEE 1WSW                2.25 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
SHAKOPEE 3.0 E               2.10 IN   0655 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
SAVAGE                       1.96 IN   0945 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
PRIOR LAKE 1ESE              1.49 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
2 WNW ELKO NEW MARKET        1.35 IN   0945 AM 08/10   AWS                    
SANDIA PARK                  1.27 IN   0946 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
SAVAGE                       1.25 IN   0949 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
SPRING LAKE PARK             1.23 IN   0945 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
LYDIA                        1.22 IN   0945 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
PRIOR LAKE 1WSW              1.21 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
LAKEVILLE                    1.17 IN   0946 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
PRIOR LAKE                   1.16 IN   0950 AM 08/10   AWS                    
PRIOR LAKE                   1.09 IN   0946 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
SAVAGE 2WSW                  1.04 IN   0922 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
PRIOR LAKE 0.9 NNE           1.04 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
NEW PRAGUE 3.8 NE            0.98 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
JORDAN 2NE                   0.78 IN   0600 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
JORDAN 1SSW                  0.77 IN   0530 AM 08/10   COOP                   
NEW PRAGUE 0.9 NNE           0.62 IN   0618 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
NEW PRAGUE 1.0 NNW           0.60 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
JORDAN 4.2 SSE               0.55 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
   
..SHERBURNE COUNTY  
  
ELK RIVER 1.6 S              1.08 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ZIMMERMAN 0.6 S              0.68 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
   
..STEARNS COUNTY  
  
ST. CLOUD 2SSE               0.60 IN   0530 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
   
..WASHINGTON COUNTY  
  
FOREST LAKE 1.4 N            0.85 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
HUGO                         0.84 IN   0946 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
WHITE BEAR LAKE              0.67 IN   0944 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
FOREST LAKE 1SE              0.57 IN   0950 AM 08/10   AWS                    
   
..WRIGHT COUNTY  
  
BUFFALO 0.5 NW               2.99 IN   0646 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ROCKFORD 1.0 NE              2.88 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
HANOVER 1WNW                 2.80 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ROCKFORD                     2.28 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COOP                   
BUFFALO AP                   2.26 IN   0935 AM 08/10   AWOS                   
OTSEGO 2.1 WSW               2.21 IN   0600 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MAPLE LAKE                   2.03 IN   0945 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
GOLDEN VALLEY                1.80 IN   0310 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
ST. MICHAEL 2ENE             1.78 IN   0630 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
OTSEGO 2.2 E                 1.57 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
OTSEGO 1.8 ENE               1.54 IN   0747 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
DELANO 0.9 WNW               1.47 IN   0814 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
DELANO 1SW                   1.42 IN   0728 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MONTICELLO                   1.31 IN   0949 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
DELANO                       1.28 IN   0915 AM 08/10   HADS                   
ELK RIVER 2SSW               1.21 IN   0949 AM 08/10   AWS                    
2 WNW DAYTON                 1.06 IN   0950 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
MONTICELLO 1.4 E             0.82 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
ANNANDALE 1.9 W              0.81 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
WINSTED                      0.77 IN   0944 AM 08/10   CWOP                   
ANNANDALE 3.2 ENE            0.70 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
HOWARD LAKE                  0.67 IN   0950 AM 08/10   AWS                    
MAPLE LAKE 4.3 NNE           0.65 IN   0700 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
MAPLE LAKE 7.0 N             0.55 IN   0800 AM 08/10   COCORAHS               
                 
  
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING  
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS   
FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.  

 

Modified August 10, 2020

 

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