Both Friday, May 30 and Saturday, May 31 brought severe weather to Minnesota. There were two weak tornadoes reported in west central Minnesota on May 30, to bring the tornado count to 6 or 7 for Minnesota. (There was a possible tornado on May 6 in Winona County that may be the first tornado of 2008 in Minnesota.)
What started out as a sunny, pleasant Saturday May 31 across central Minnesota gave way to scattered thunderstorms that turned severe. While there were many reports of funnel clouds, what really stood out from these storms was the large quantities of hail that fell. Hail the size of golf balls smashed windows and damaged trees and vegetation in the north west and western suburbs of the Twin Cities.
Listed below are Local Storm Reports from the National Weather Service.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 725 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0145 PM HAIL 3 SW WABASSO 44.37N 95.30W 05/30/2008 M1.00 INCH REDWOOD MN PUBLIC 0200 PM HAIL 1 S WABASSO 44.39N 95.25W 05/30/2008 M1.00 INCH REDWOOD MN PUBLIC 0215 PM HAIL SPRINGFIELD 44.24N 94.98W 05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH BROWN MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0320 PM HAIL CYRUS 45.62N 95.74W 05/30/2008 M1.00 INCH POPE MN PUBLIC 0323 PM HAIL 2 W CYRUS 45.62N 95.78W 05/30/2008 M1.00 INCH STEVENS MN PUBLIC 0330 PM HAIL 2 E CLEVELAND 44.32N 93.79W 05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH LE SUEUR MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0333 PM HAIL VERNON CENTER 43.96N 94.17W 05/30/2008 M0.25 INCH BLUE EARTH MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0337 PM HAIL MONTGOMERY 44.44N 93.58W 05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH LE SUEUR MN PUBLIC 0338 PM TORNADO 3 NW MORRIS 45.62N 95.95W 05/30/2008 STEVENS MN LAW ENFORCEMENT BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF MORRIS. 0345 PM HAIL STARBUCK 45.61N 95.53W 05/30/2008 M1.00 INCH POPE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT 0353 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 6 WNW STARBUCK 45.65N 95.65W 05/30/2008 POPE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNNEL CLOUD ALMOST TOUCHED GROUND 2 MILES NORTH AND 6 MILES WEST OF STARBUCK. 0410 PM HAIL 4 S AMBOY 43.83N 94.16W 05/30/2008 M1.75 INCH FARIBAULT MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0420 PM HAIL 4 N EASTON 43.82N 93.90W 05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH FARIBAULT MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0420 PM HAIL 2 W NEW LONDON 45.30N 94.99W 05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH KANDIYOHI MN EMERGENCY MNGR REPORTED AT COUNTY ROAD 40. 0420 PM HAIL 3 W HUTCHINSON 44.89N 94.44W 05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH MCLEOD MN LAW ENFORCEMENT 0430 PM HAIL HUTCHINSON 44.89N 94.37W 05/30/2008 M0.88 INCH MCLEOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0432 PM HAIL 5 NE SUNBURG 45.40N 95.17W 05/30/2008 M0.88 INCH KANDIYOHI MN LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT AT COUNTY ROAD 36 NEAR NORWAY LAKE. 0447 PM HAIL 2 S BELGRADE 45.42N 95.00W 05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH STEARNS MN AMATEUR RADIO REPORT LOCATED AT STEARNS AND KANDIYOHI COUNTY LINE ALONG HWY. 71 AND COUNTY ROAD 198. 0457 PM HAIL 5 NE GLENCOE 44.82N 94.08W 05/30/2008 M0.50 INCH MCLEOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0459 PM HAIL PAYNESVILLE 45.38N 94.72W 05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH STEARNS MN AMATEUR RADIO 0500 PM HAIL 1 E GLENCOE 44.77N 94.13W 05/30/2008 M1.00 INCH MCLEOD MN LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT LOCATED AT HWY. 212 AND FALCON. 0507 PM HAIL GLENCOE 44.77N 94.15W 05/30/2008 M1.00 INCH MCLEOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0512 PM HAIL 3 SSE PLATO 44.73N 94.02W 05/30/2008 M0.88 INCH MCLEOD MN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 0515 PM HAIL 1 SE PLATO 44.76N 94.02W 05/30/2008 M1.00 INCH MCLEOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0522 PM HAIL NORWOOD/YOUNG AMERICA 44.78N 93.92W 05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH CARVER MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0542 PM HAIL DASSEL 45.08N 94.31W 05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH MEEKER MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0542 PM HAIL DASSEL 45.08N 94.31W 05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH MEEKER MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0555 PM HAIL 3 NW BELLE PLAINE 44.65N 93.81W 05/30/2008 M1.00 INCH SIBLEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0647 PM HAIL E SILVER LAKE 44.90N 94.19W 05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH MCLEOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0655 PM HAIL MAYER 44.88N 93.89W 05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH CARVER MN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 0700 PM HAIL LESTER PRAIRIE 44.88N 94.04W 05/30/2008 M0.75 INCH MCLEOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1133 AM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0250 PM HAIL LE CENTER 44.39N 93.73W 05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH LE SUEUR MN PUBLIC 0310 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SE FARIBAULT 44.25N 93.20W 05/31/2008 RICE MN EMERGENCY MNGR LARGE TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD. 0321 PM HAIL 3 SW MORRISTOWN 44.20N 93.49W 05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH WASECA MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0324 PM HAIL 7 NE JANESVILLE 44.19N 93.61W 05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH WASECA MN EMERGENCY MNGR 0324 PM HAIL 5 NW WATERVILLE 44.27N 93.65W 05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH LE SUEUR MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0358 PM HAIL WASECA 44.08N 93.50W 05/31/2008 M1.00 INCH WASECA MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0411 PM HAIL 3 E ST STEPHEN 45.70N 94.21W 05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH STEARNS MN AMATEUR RADIO NEAR COUNTY ROAD 1 AND COUNTY ROAD 5. 0429 PM HAIL 4 W FOLEY 45.66N 93.99W 05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH BENTON MN AMATEUR RADIO AT COUNTY ROADS 25 AND 4. 0430 PM HAIL 8 ENE HOLLANDALE 43.80N 93.06W 05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH FREEBORN MN PUBLIC HAILED ABOUT 5 MINUTES. 0439 PM HAIL RICE 45.75N 94.23W 05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH BENTON MN AMATEUR RADIO 0455 PM HAIL 9 N HILLMAN 46.14N 93.89W 05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH MORRISON MN PUBLIC HAIL BEGAN AT 0.75 THEN DECREASED TO PEA SIZE. IT LASTED ABOUT TEN MINUTES. 0455 PM HAIL 9 N BECKER 45.50N 93.87W 05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH SHERBURNE MN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 0500 PM HAIL 4 SSW VINELAND 46.13N 93.80W 05/31/2008 E0.50 INCH MILLE LACS MN TRAINED SPOTTER HAIL CAME DOWN IN SHEETS AND COVERED THE GROUND. GARDEN LOST. HAIL STILL ON GROUND IN DRIFTS THREE HOURS LATER. 0504 PM HAIL 8 N BECKER 45.49N 93.87W 05/31/2008 M0.88 INCH SHERBURNE MN AMATEUR RADIO 0517 PM HAIL PIERZ 45.98N 94.10W 05/31/2008 E0.88 INCH MORRISON MN LAW ENFORCEMENT 0521 PM HAIL 5 N BIG LAKE 45.41N 93.75W 05/31/2008 M1.00 INCH SHERBURNE MN AMATEUR RADIO 0524 PM HAIL 1 N BIG LAKE 45.35N 93.75W 05/31/2008 E1.75 INCH SHERBURNE MN AMATEUR RADIO 0525 PM HAIL 1 E BIG LAKE 45.34N 93.73W 05/31/2008 M1.50 INCH SHERBURNE MN STORM CHASER 0526 PM FUNNEL CLOUD BIG LAKE 45.34N 93.75W 05/31/2008 SHERBURNE MN STORM CHASER VISIBLE FUNNEL HALFWAY TO GROUND NOTED. HOWEVER THE BLOWING DUST NEAR FUNNEL IS UNIDIRECTIONAL AND SHOWS NO ROTATION AND IS LIKELY RFD WIND. 0529 PM HAIL MONTICELLO 45.30N 93.80W 05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH WRIGHT MN AMATEUR RADIO 0530 PM HAIL 1 N BIG LAKE 45.35N 93.75W 05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH SHERBURNE MN AMATEUR RADIO 0530 PM HAIL BUCKMAN 45.90N 94.09W 05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH MORRISON MN TRAINED SPOTTER FEW DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAILSTONES BUT LARGER JUST SOUTH OF BUCKMAN WITH DAMAGE TO VINYL SIDING ON HOMES. 0540 PM HAIL DAYTON 45.19N 93.47W 05/31/2008 M0.88 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER AT INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROADS 12 AND 13. 0547 PM FUNNEL CLOUD CORCORAN 45.12N 93.59W 05/31/2008 HENNEPIN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT GOING UP AND DOWN BUT HAS NOT TOUCHED DOWN AT THIS TIME. LOCATION IS LIKELY NORTHERN CORCORAN. 0547 PM HAIL ALBERTVILLE 45.24N 93.66W 05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH WRIGHT MN AMATEUR RADIO 0552 PM HAIL ROGERS 45.19N 93.55W 05/31/2008 E1.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0553 PM HAIL BROOKLYN PARK 45.11N 93.35W 05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO AT BROOKLYN BLVD AND ZANE. 0557 PM HAIL 2 WNW MAPLE GROVE 45.11N 93.50W 05/31/2008 M1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0559 PM HAIL MAPLE GROVE 45.11N 93.46W 05/31/2008 E0.88 INCH HENNEPIN MN STORM CHASER AT INTERSTATE 94 AND HEMLOCK. METEOROLOGIST CHASER ALSO SEES SIGNIFICANT RFD WIND BUT NO FUNNEL. 0559 PM HAIL ROGERS 45.19N 93.55W 05/31/2008 E1.50 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO 0602 PM HAIL MAPLE GROVE 45.11N 93.46W 05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO INTERSTATE 94 AND COUNTY ROAD 30. 0603 PM HAIL MAPLE GROVE 45.11N 93.46W 05/31/2008 E1.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF MAPLE GROVE PER CITY POLICE. 0607 PM HAIL MAPLE GROVE 45.11N 93.46W 05/31/2008 M1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO AT I-94 AND HEMLOCK. 0609 PM HAIL 3 NE PLYMOUTH 45.05N 93.43W 05/31/2008 E1.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0610 PM HAIL BROOKLYN PARK 45.11N 93.35W 05/31/2008 M0.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO AT 169 AND 63RD. 0610 PM HAIL PLYMOUTH 45.02N 93.46W 05/31/2008 M1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO 169 AND SCHMIDT LAKE RD. 0612 PM HAIL CRYSTAL 45.04N 93.36W 05/31/2008 M1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO 0612 PM HAIL PLYMOUTH 45.02N 93.46W 05/31/2008 M1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO 494 AND COUNTY ROAD 9. 0614 PM HAIL NEW HOPE 45.04N 93.39W 05/31/2008 M1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO 0615 PM HAIL CRYSTAL 45.04N 93.36W 05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO BOONE AVE AND 32ND. 0615 PM HAIL ROBBINSDALE 45.03N 93.33W 05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO AT NORTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. 0617 PM HAIL MAPLE GROVE 45.11N 93.46W 05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO INTERSTATE 94 AND COUNTY ROAD 30. 0622 PM HAIL GOLDEN VALLEY 44.99N 93.36W 05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO ONE MILE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 55 AND WINNETKA. 0622 PM HAIL 5 WSW MINNEAPOLIS 44.95N 93.36W 05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER MINNETONKA BLVD AND LOUISIANA. 0622 PM HAIL ST LOUIS PARK 44.95N 93.36W 05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO HIGHWAY 100 AND COUNTY ROAD 40. 0624 PM HAIL ST LOUIS PARK 44.95N 93.36W 05/31/2008 E1.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO LAKE STREET AND MINNETONKA 0624 PM HAIL 5 W CAMBRIDGE 45.56N 93.33W 05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH ISANTI MN AMATEUR RADIO HIGHWAY 95 AND RUM RIVER AT WALBO. 0628 PM HAIL EDINA 44.89N 93.36W 05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER HIGHWAY 100 AND 50TH. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TREES AND VEGETATION. 0628 PM HAIL GOLDEN VALLEY 44.99N 93.36W 05/31/2008 M1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO NEAR EXCELSIOR AND HAWTHORNE. 0628 PM HAIL ST LOUIS PARK 44.95N 93.36W 05/31/2008 E1.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER HIGHWAY 100 AND MINNETONKA 0632 PM HAIL GOLDEN VALLEY 44.99N 93.36W 05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER HIGHWAY 100 AND INTERSTATE 394. 0634 PM HAIL ISANTI 45.49N 93.25W 05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH ISANTI MN AMATEUR RADIO COUNTY ROAD 5 AND WHISKEY. 0635 PM HAIL MINNEAPOLIS 44.96N 93.27W 05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER NEAR LORING PARK ON EDGE OF DOWNTOWN. 0635 PM HAIL EDINA 44.89N 93.36W 05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER HIGHWAY 100 AND INTERSTATE 494. 0635 PM HAIL 2 WSW ISANTI 45.48N 93.29W 05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH ISANTI MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0635 PM HAIL ISANTI 45.49N 93.25W 05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH ISANTI MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0642 PM TSTM WND DMG BURNSVILLE 44.76N 93.28W 05/31/2008 DAKOTA MN TRAINED SPOTTER ROOF PARTIALLY OFF BUILDING NEAR CLIFF ROAD AND 12TH. REPORTED BY NON-NWS METEOROLOGISTS. 0647 PM HAIL EAST BETHEL 45.34N 93.20W 05/31/2008 E1.75 INCH ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0655 PM HAIL EAGAN 44.82N 93.16W 05/31/2008 E1.75 INCH DAKOTA MN AMATEUR RADIO INTERSTATE 35E AND CLIFF ROAD. 0700 PM HAIL APPLE VALLEY 44.75N 93.20W 05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH DAKOTA MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0710 PM HAIL 3 SW VERMILLION 44.64N 93.01W 05/31/2008 E0.75 INCH DAKOTA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT OCCURED IN EMPIRE. 0712 PM HAIL FOREST LAKE 45.28N 92.99W 05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH WASHINGTON MN AMATEUR RADIO NEAR HIGHWAYS 61 AND 97. 0712 PM HAIL 1 ESE FOREST LAKE 45.27N 92.97W 05/31/2008 M0.88 INCH WASHINGTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0730 PM HAIL CANNON FALLS 44.52N 92.90W 05/31/2008 E1.00 INCH GOODHUE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT 0740 PM HAIL 4 NE WASTEDO 44.45N 92.79W 05/31/2008 E1.25 INCH GOODHUE MN PUBLIC LASTED UNTIL 750 PM. 0804 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNW STILLWATER 45.10N 92.85W 05/31/2008 WASHINGTON MN AMATEUR RADIO FIVE TREES UPROOTED AND ONE SNAPPED NEAR 96TH STREET AND NOREL AVE.