Warm and muggy air enabled severe storms to spawn over the eastern Dakotas during the evening of July 11, and then trekked across Minnesota during the overnight hours. Three tornadoes were spotted in northwest Minnesota in the evening. Two of these crossed the Red River from North Dakota. The strongest tornado was ranked EF-2 with estimated winds to 130mph that passed just south of Halstad in Norman County. Damage associated with two tornadoes was found south and north of Forest Lake.
During the afternoon of July 11, 2017 a warm front was lazily draped across western Minnesota into northwest Iowa. Behind this warm front temperatures were in the low 90s with dew point temperatures surging into the low 70s. A weak area of low pressure was over north central North Dakota. Severe thunderstorms rapidly developed with the setting sun and caused a handful of tornado reports over eastern North Dakota. After dark the storms marched to the east and southeast in Minnesota, consolidating as they approached eastern Minnesota by 2-3 am. The storms cut a swath of wind damage across the northern Twin Cities, from Maple Grove eastward through Spring Lake Park, Mounds View and Columbia Heights and then through Hugo, Wyoming and Forest Lake. Many reports of tree branches down and power outages were received. Perhaps hardest hit was the Wyoming area of Chisago County. In addition, during the damage assessment after the event it was determined that a EF-1 tornado cut a path south of Forest Lake. The tornado touched down at 2:28 in the morning on the 12th and moved 8.8 miles in a southeast path ending near the northern border of Hugo. A second, weaker tornado tracked from East Bethel to just north of Forest Lake.
The heart of the metro escaped unscathed, but unfortunately did not see much rain for lawns and gardens. The Twin Cities International Airport only saw .03 (three hundredths) of an inch of precipitation and is now an inch short of moisture for July.
At one time Xcel Energy reported 56,000 power outages at the height of the storm, mostly in the north metro area. The amount of customers without power was less than 9,000 by noon on the 12th.
Three quarters to an inch-and-a-half of rain fell in a 30-50 mile wide band from just south of Grand Forks through St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. Some rain also fell over the moderate drought area of north central Minnesota The highest rainfall total reported in Minnesota so far was 2.24 inches southeast of Alexandria in Douglas County.
By mid-morning of July 12th, the storms had reached Chicago, Illinois and warm sunny conditions returned to central and southern Minnesota.
National Weather Service Storm Summaries
Below is a list of Local Storm Reports and Public Information Statements gathered by the National Weather Service. Also included are rainfall reports.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 105 PM CDT WED JUL 12 2017 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0230 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSW WYOMING 45.30N 93.01W 07/12/2017 CHISAGO MN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWN OAK AND PINE. POWER OUT MANY AREAS. BOATS FLIPPED AND DOCKS TWISTED ON AREA LAKES. COVERS TRI-COUNTY AREA. BETWEEN FOREST LAKE AND WYOMING. PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1009 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2017 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0315 AM TSTM WND GST 2 N NEW RICHMOND 45.15N 92.54W 07/12/2017 M53 MPH ST. CROIX WI AWOS AWOS STATION RNH, NEW RICHMOND AP CORRECTED TO TSTM WND GST. 0257 AM TSTM WND DMG STILLWATER 45.06N 92.81W 07/12/2017 WASHINGTON MN 911 CALL CENTER TREES DOWN. 0250 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 ESE ST. CROIX FALLS 45.39N 92.56W 07/12/2017 POLK WI EMERGENCY MNGR TREES DOWN AND HOUSE BLOWN OFF FOUNDATION. CORRECTED EVENT TIME AND SOURCE. 0250 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 ESE ST. CROIX FALLS 45.40N 92.59W 07/12/2017 POLK WI EMERGENCY MNGR EAST WALL BLOWN DOWN AT MENARDS. 0250 AM TSTM WND DMG STAR PRAIRIE 45.20N 92.53W 07/12/2017 ST. CROIX WI EMERGENCY MNGR TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. 0248 AM TSTM WND DMG SOMERSET 45.13N 92.68W 07/12/2017 ST. CROIX WI EMERGENCY MNGR NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. 0248 AM TSTM WND DMG ST. PAUL 44.95N 93.10W 07/12/2017 RAMSEY MN 911 CALL CENTER TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED. 0248 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 ENE MAHTOMEDI 45.08N 92.90W 07/12/2017 WASHINGTON MN 911 CALL CENTER TREES DOWN. 0244 AM TSTM WND DMG FOREST LAKE 45.28N 92.99W 07/12/2017 WASHINGTON MN PUBLIC NUMEROUS TREES DOWN REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK. 0243 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW MARINE ON ST. CROI 45.18N 92.82W 07/12/2017 WASHINGTON MN 911 CALL CENTER TREES DOWN. 0242 AM TSTM WND DMG SCANDIA 45.25N 92.81W 07/12/2017 WASHINGTON MN 911 CALL CENTER TREES DOWN. 0240 AM TSTM WND DMG VADNAIS HEIGHTS 45.06N 93.07W 07/12/2017 RAMSEY MN 911 CALL CENTER TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED. 0239 AM TSTM WND DMG HUGO 45.17N 92.99W 07/12/2017 WASHINGTON MN 911 CALL CENTER TREES DOWN. 0238 AM TSTM WND DMG COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 45.05N 93.25W 07/12/2017 ANOKA MN 911 CALL CENTER TREES DOWN, TIME ESTIMATED. 0235 AM TSTM WND DMG FRIDLEY 45.09N 93.26W 07/12/2017 ANOKA MN 911 CALL CENTER TREES DOWN, TIME ESTIMATED. 0234 AM TSTM WND GST 1 NE MAPLE GROVE 45.12N 93.45W 07/12/2017 M50 MPH HENNEPIN MN MESONET 50 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED AT THE MAPLE GROVE MESONET STATION. TREE LIMBS OF 4 TO 6" IN DIAMETER FALLEN AT THE MAPLE GROVE COMMUNITY CENTER. 0233 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 NW MOUNDS VIEW 45.12N 93.23W 07/12/2017 ANOKA MN PUBLIC REPORT WITH PHOTOS ON FACEBOOK OF TREES AND POWER-LINES DOWN. 0232 AM TSTM WND GST 1 E HUGO 45.17N 92.98W 07/12/2017 M51 MPH WASHINGTON MN MESONET MESONET STATION AU680, HUGO. 0232 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 WNW MOUNDS VIEW 45.12N 93.24W 07/12/2017 ANOKA MN 911 CALL CENTER TREES ON A HOME AND A COUPLE CARS. TIME ESTIMATED. 0230 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW WYOMING 45.34N 93.01W 07/12/2017 CHISAGO MN LAW ENFORCEMENT NUMEROUS PINE TREES DOWN ALONG KETTLE RIVER BLVD. PHOTO ON FACEBOOK. 0224 AM TSTM WND DMG HAM LAKE 45.25N 93.24W 07/12/2017 ANOKA MN 911 CALL CENTER TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN, TIME ESTIMATED. 0221 AM TSTM WND DMG EAST BETHEL 45.36N 93.24W 07/12/2017 ANOKA MN 911 CALL CENTER TREES DOWN, TIME ESTIMATED. 0220 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 ESE EAST BETHEL 45.34N 93.16W 07/12/2017 ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER NUMEROUS LARGE OAK TREES DOWN. POWER OUT. 0216 AM TSTM WND DMG OAK GROVE 45.32N 93.35W 07/12/2017 ANOKA MN 911 CALL CENTER TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN, TIME ESTIMATED. 0213 AM TSTM WND DMG ST. FRANCIS 45.40N 93.39W 07/12/2017 ANOKA MN 911 CALL CENTER TREES DOWN, TIME ESTIMATED. 0130 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW FORESTON 45.76N 93.74W 07/12/2017 MILLE LACS MN TRAINED SPOTTER 16 FT PINE TREE BLOWN DOWN. 1152 PM TSTM WND GST 1 SSW ALEXANDRIA 45.87N 95.39W 07/11/2017 M68 MPH DOUGLAS MN ASOS MEASURED 61KT GUST. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN ALEXANDRIA PER LAW ENFORCEMENT. 1151 PM HAIL 1 S BRANDON 45.95N 95.60W 07/11/2017 E0.75 INCH DOUGLAS MN LAW ENFORCEMENT AT I-94 EXIT TO BRANDON. 1110 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N BELLINGHAM 45.18N 96.29W 07/11/2017 LAC QUI PARLE MN PUBLIC LARGE TREE DOWN. 1105 PM TSTM WND DMG BELLINGHAM 45.14N 96.29W 07/11/2017 LAC QUI PARLE MN PUBLIC DOWNED POWER-LINES AROUND BELLINGHAM. MANY LARGE TREES DOWN, AND DAMAGE TO THE LAC QUI PARLE COUTNY WORKS GARAGE. Public Information Statement...CORRECTED... National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1003 AM CDT Wed Jul 12 2017 ...24 HR Rainfall Reports of a quarter inch or more... ...For parts of southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin... Location Amount Time/Date Provider Cumberland 2WNW 2.93 in 0630 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Wissota 2.80 in 0600 AM 07/12 UCOOP Cumberland 2.70 in 0630 AM 07/12 PUBLIC Augusta 4NW 2.65 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Chippewa Falls 2.64 in 0800 AM 07/12 COOP Chippewa Falls 2.61 in 0630 AM 07/12 PUBLIC Augusta 1NW 2.47 in 0905 AM 07/12 RAWS Cumberland 2.43 in 0700 AM 07/12 COOP Eau Claire AP 2.37 in 0656 AM 07/12 ASOS Nelson 2WSW 2.24 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Rush City AP 2.16 in 0654 AM 07/12 AWOS Haugen 2SE 2.09 in 0730 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Harris 5 WNW 2.02 in 0800 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Colfax 7ESE 2.02 in 0929 AM 07/12 CWOP Wheeler (Hay R) 2.01 in 0715 AM 07/12 COOP Balsam Lake 4SE 2.01 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Mora 1.99 in 0700 AM 07/12 COOP Alexandria 1.97 in 0600 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Rush City 3W 1.90 in 0800 AM 07/12 COCORAHS St Croix Falls 7ESE 1.85 in 0600 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Mora 1.83 in 0900 AM 07/12 HADS Sunrise 1.83 in 0845 AM 07/12 UCOOP Mora 1ENE 1.78 in 0908 AM 07/12 RAWS North Branch 1NNW 1.77 in 0600 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Millerville 5E 1.75 in 0800 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Mora 2 N 1.70 in 0809 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Milaca 1.70 in 0730 AM 07/12 COOP Cambridge 3N 1.69 in 0645 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Branch 8ENE 1.68 in 0950 AM 07/12 CWOP Alexandria AP 1.61 in 0653 AM 07/12 ASOS Cedar Falls (Hydro Plant) 1.60 in 0600 AM 07/12 COOP Onamia 4WNW 1.59 in 0741 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Bloomer 1.59 in 0800 AM 07/12 COOP Cambridge 1.56 in 0945 AM 07/12 CWOP Carlos 3WSW 1.55 in 0630 AM 07/12 COOP Boyceville 1.55 in 0630 AM 07/12 PUBLIC Pine Center 4SSE 1.48 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS New Richmond 3S 1.48 in 0600 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Jim Falls 3NW 1.42 in 0630 AM 07/12 COOP Onamia (RS) 1.37 in 0800 AM 07/12 COOP Hawkins 1.35 in 0630 AM 07/12 PUBLIC Foreston 1WNW 1.34 in 0948 AM 07/12 CWOP Princeton 2WSW 1.23 in 0400 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Grasston 1.21 in 0900 AM 07/12 HADS Rice 1.19 in 0700 AM 07/12 COOP Menomonie AP 1.19 in 0655 AM 07/12 AWOS Eau Claire-Dells Dam 1.19 in 0800 AM 07/12 GOES Princeton 1WNW 1.18 in 0845 AM 07/12 HADS Eau Claire 2W 1.14 in 0530 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Rice 1W 1.14 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 1 NE Princeton 1.13 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Milaca 7NNW 1.12 in 0900 AM 07/12 HADS Sartell 1.12 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS New Richmond AP 1.12 in 0655 AM 07/12 AWOS Eau Claire 3W 1.12 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Branch 1SSW 1.11 in 0800 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Brackett 1.10 in 0630 AM 07/12 PUBLIC Clear Lake 4 S 1.07 in 0925 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Eau Claire 1S 1.06 in 0940 AM 07/12 CWOP Bock 3WNW 1.05 in 0940 AM 07/12 CWOP Royalton 4E 1.05 in 0915 AM 07/12 HADS Braham 1ENE 1.04 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Dallas 4 E 1.03 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Royalton 2S 0.99 in 0900 AM 07/12 HADS Eau Claire 3SSW 0.99 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Ladysmith 2WNW 0.97 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Knapp 2E 0.96 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Rice Lake 0.96 in 0800 AM 07/12 COOP Ham Lake 2E 0.96 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Little Falls 2SSE 0.95 in 0907 AM 07/12 RAWS Star Prairie 2S 0.95 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Isanti 2NNW 0.95 in 0938 AM 07/12 CWOP Center City 0.94 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Baldwin 0.94 in 0700 AM 07/12 COOP Farwell 5N 0.94 in 0800 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Dallas 4E 0.93 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Sartell 1SSE 0.92 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Sheldon (Jump R) 0.91 in 0700 AM 07/12 UCOOP Rice Lake AP 0.90 in 0655 AM 07/12 AWOS Chetek 2SE 0.90 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Chetek AP 0.90 in 0655 AM 07/12 AWOS Bruce 1E 0.88 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Eau Claire 2SSW 0.84 in 0949 AM 07/12 CWOP Hugo 0.84 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Prairie Farm 3W 0.84 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Hugo 2WSW 0.83 in 0928 AM 07/12 CWOP St. Francis 0.82 in 0800 AM 07/12 COCORAHS St. Francis 4E 0.81 in 0600 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Stillwater 1NE 0.81 in 0712 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Camp Ripley 4E 0.81 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Bowlus 2E 0.80 in 0900 AM 07/12 HADS Santiago 0.80 in 0915 AM 07/12 GOES Wyoming 6WSW 0.79 in 0906 AM 07/12 RAWS Santiago 3E 0.78 in 0920 AM 07/12 RAWS Tony AP (Rusk County) 0.78 in 0655 AM 07/12 AWOS Elk Mound 4SE 0.77 in 0800 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Bruce 6NNE 0.76 in 0932 AM 07/12 CWOP Clayton 3ENE 0.76 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Randall 0.76 in 0931 AM 07/12 CWOP Ladysmith 2SW 0.75 in 0905 AM 07/12 RAWS Sobieski 3E 0.75 in 0900 AM 07/12 HADS Granite Ledge 7N 0.74 in 0938 AM 07/12 CWOP Blaine 2NNW 0.68 in 0600 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Holcombe 0.68 in 0700 AM 07/12 COOP Hugo 2WSW 0.68 in 0251 AM 07/12 CWOP Stillwater 0.68 in 0645 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Hewitt 1NNW 0.68 in 0530 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Circle Pines 1E 0.67 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Swanville 0.66 in 0630 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Dresser 2SSW 0.65 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Zimmerman 0.65 in 0800 AM 07/12 COCORAHS North Oaks 1WNW 0.64 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Osceola 1NE 0.63 in 0931 AM 07/12 CWOP St. Cloud (SCSU) 0.62 in 0500 AM 07/12 UCOOP 3 NNE Coon Rapids 0.62 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS St. Cloud AP 0.61 in 0653 AM 07/12 ASOS Scandia 3NNE 0.60 in 0635 AM 07/12 CWOP Philbrook 4SSW 0.59 in 0845 AM 07/12 GOES Silver Lake 1NNW 0.59 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Sauk Rapids 4E 0.58 in 0934 AM 07/12 CWOP Motley 6SE 0.58 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Circle Pines 2NE 0.57 in 0945 AM 07/12 CWOP St. Paul 1WSW 0.56 in 0326 AM 07/12 CWOP Stillwater 1W 0.56 in 0940 AM 07/12 CWOP Zimmerman 0.55 in 0948 AM 07/12 CWOP Melrose 0.54 in 0700 AM 07/12 COOP Forest Lake 5NE 0.52 in 0700 AM 07/12 COOP Plymouth 2ENE 0.52 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Lake Lillian 5SE 0.51 in 0630 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Ramsey 2ESE 0.51 in 0944 AM 07/12 CWOP Watson 1 NE 0.50 in 0800 AM 07/12 COOP Osseo 1 W 0.49 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Brooklyn Park 1W 0.48 in 0940 AM 07/12 CWOP Long Prairie 1WSW 0.46 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Plymouth 1ENE 0.46 in 0930 AM 07/12 CWOP Long Prairie 0.46 in 0600 AM 07/12 COOP Maple Grove 1N 0.45 in 0830 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Ramsey 1E 0.43 in 0600 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Orrock 2SE 0.43 in 0600 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Roberts 0.43 in 0730 AM 07/12 COOP Long Lake 1NW 0.43 in 0600 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Hutchinson 1 SSE 0.42 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Vasa 5E 0.41 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Orrock 3SE 0.40 in 0900 AM 07/12 HADS Crystal AP 0.40 in 0653 AM 07/12 ASOS Brooklyn Center 1E 0.39 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Westport 3ESE 0.38 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Maple Grove 1N 0.38 in 0800 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Coon Rapids 2NE 0.37 in 0950 AM 07/12 CWOP Osseo 0.37 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS St. Joseph 0.37 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Sauk Centre AP 0.36 in 0653 AM 07/12 AWOS Avon 4ESE 0.36 in 0942 AM 07/12 CWOP Lamberton 0.35 in 0930 AM 07/12 GOES Rockford 0.35 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Elk River 0.35 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Stockholm 1S 0.34 in 0915 AM 07/12 USARMY-COE Watertown 0.34 in 0430 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Cosmos 1E 0.34 in 0930 AM 07/12 GOES Hutchinson 5N 0.33 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Maple Grove 3SW 0.33 in 0605 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 4 E Lake St. Croix Beach 0.32 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Hutchinson 0.31 in 0445 AM 07/12 UCOOP Hutchinson AP 0.31 in 0654 AM 07/12 AWOS Hutchinson 1NNE 0.31 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Crow Rvr South Fork 0.30 in 0800 AM 07/12 UCOOP Lake City 2NW 0.30 in 0930 AM 07/12 CWOP Maple Grove 1SSW 0.29 in 0600 AM 07/12 COCORAHS White Bear Lake 0.28 in 0900 AM 07/12 GOES Delano 0.27 in 0930 AM 07/12 HADS Rockford 3W 0.27 in 0445 AM 07/12 GOES Coon Rapids 2ESE 0.26 in 0940 AM 07/12 CWOP Madison 0.26 in 0800 AM 07/12 COOP Champlin 1SW 0.25 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Plymouth 2WSW 0.25 in 0943 AM 07/12 CWOP 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. Public Information Statement National Weather Service Duluth MN 1020 AM CDT Wed Jul 12 2017 ...24-Hour Rainfall Reports... Location Amount Time/Date Provider 3 W Baxter 2.08 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Side Lake 2.02 in 1000 AM 07/12 HADS Grantsburg 1.50 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 3 NE Randall 1.41 in 0906 AM 07/12 RAWS Sarona 1.33 in 0700 AM 07/12 UCOOP Brainerd 1.29 in 0700 AM 07/12 COOP 2 N Greely 1.17 in 0530 AM 07/12 COCORAHS East Gull Lake 1.12 in 0900 AM 07/12 USARMY-COE 2 SW Moose Lake 1.09 in 0908 AM 07/12 RAWS 3 NE Fort Ripley 1.02 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS 2 WNW Stone Lake 0.78 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 6 ESE Cloverdale 0.75 in 0915 AM 07/12 RAWS 3 ENE South Range 0.75 in 0956 AM 07/12 CWOP 5 SE Superior 0.67 in 0700 AM 07/12 MKX Danbury 0.66 in 0715 AM 07/12 COOP Brainerd Airport 0.65 in 0653 AM 07/12 ASOS Aurora 0.60 in 0948 AM 07/12 CWOP Yellowlake 0.58 in 0628 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 2 NW Gary New Duluth 0.57 in 0900 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 4 S Earl 0.57 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 3 NE Nisswa 0.56 in 0700 AM 07/12 UCOOP Hayward Airport 0.55 in 0653 AM 07/12 ASOS 2 NNW Hoyt Lakes 0.53 in 0915 AM 07/12 HADS Bruno 4s 0.50 in 0600 AM 07/12 UCOOP Hayward RAWS 0.49 in 1003 AM 07/12 RAWS 1 NW Spooner 0.46 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 2 W Woodrow 0.46 in 0906 AM 07/12 RAWS 1 SW Breezy Point 0.43 in 1007 AM 07/12 CWOP 1 WSW Maple 0.43 in 0956 AM 07/12 CWOP 3 N Butternut 0.42 in 0600 AM 07/12 COOP 3 E Wright 0.42 in 0600 AM 07/12 COOP 1 WSW Maple 0.41 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 1 W Isabella 0.41 in 1004 AM 07/12 RAWS 16 E Buyck 0.41 in 1004 AM 07/12 RAWS 1 E Esko 0.41 in 0900 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Gary New Duluth 0.40 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Cook 0.40 in 0600 AM 07/12 COOP 3 WNW Friesland 0.38 in 0915 AM 07/12 GOES 14 W Isabella 0.36 in 0900 AM 07/12 COOP 2 WNW Spooner 0.36 in 0600 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 5 W Bigfork 0.36 in 1000 AM 07/12 HADS 2 WNW Seeley 0.35 in 0600 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 5 SE Breezy Point 0.35 in 1003 AM 07/12 CWOP 3 W Clam Lake 0.34 in 0957 AM 07/12 CWOP 11 SSE Brule 0.34 in 0906 AM 07/12 RAWS Chippewa R Bishops Bridge 0.34 in 0730 AM 07/12 OTHER 4 SE Phillips 0.34 in 1010 AM 07/12 CWOP 4 NW Winter 0.33 in 1010 AM 07/12 CWOP 9 ENE Babbitt 0.32 in 0930 AM 07/12 HADS 3 N Skibo 0.31 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS 3 WNW Mahtowa 0.31 in 0600 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 11 W Drummond 0.31 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 3 W Clam Lake 0.30 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 4 W Clam Lake 0.30 in 0700 AM 07/12 COOP 7 WNW Minong 0.30 in 1003 AM 07/12 RAWS 1 S Hawthorne 0.29 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 1 NNE Duluth 0.29 in 0800 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 6 WSW Ino 0.29 in 0630 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Scanlon 0.29 in 0930 AM 07/12 GOES 2 SW Lester Park 0.28 in 0730 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Duluth 1.5 NNW 0.27 in 0800 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Phillips 0.27 in 0655 AM 07/12 AWOS 2 NE Duluth 0.27 in 1000 AM 07/12 CWOP 10 WSW Fifield 0.27 in 1010 AM 07/12 CWOP 2 SW Lester Park 0.27 in 0645 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 1 WSW Willow River 0.27 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS 6 ENE Patzau 0.27 in 1009 AM 07/12 CWOP 1 NNE Palisade 0.26 in 0945 AM 07/12 UCOOP 3 E Namekagon 0.26 in 1002 AM 07/12 RAWS 2 NE Duluth 0.26 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Washburn RAWS 0.26 in 1002 AM 07/12 RAWS 5 WSW Spirit 0.25 in 0955 AM 07/12 CWOP 7 N McGregor 0.24 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 2 WSW Lutsen 0.24 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Highbridge 4sw 0.24 in 0700 AM 07/12 MKX 2 NE Jenkins 0.24 in 1002 AM 07/12 CWOP 5 WSW Butternut 0.24 in 0630 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Glidden RAWS 0.24 in 1000 AM 07/12 RAWS 12 ENE Fifield 0.23 in 0947 AM 07/12 RAWS 1 ESE Esko 0.23 in 0958 AM 07/12 CWOP Chisholm 0.23 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 3 W Indus 0.23 in 0800 AM 07/12 COOP Ashland 0.23 in 0951 AM 07/12 CWOP 1 N Park Falls 0.23 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Siren 0.23 in 0655 AM 07/12 AWOS 1 W Kabetogama 0.23 in 0931 AM 07/12 RAWS 4 NE Babbitt 0.22 in 0900 AM 07/12 HADS 3 NNE Jenkins 0.22 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS 1 WNW Kabetogama 0.22 in 0800 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 1 WSW Tamarack 0.22 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 4 SSE South Range 0.22 in 1008 AM 07/12 CWOP Ashland Airport 0.21 in 0653 AM 07/12 ASOS Winter 0.21 in 0900 AM 07/12 COOP 1 SSW Pleasant Valley 0.21 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS Moquah 2n 0.21 in 0700 AM 07/12 MKX Ashland 0.21 in 0700 AM 07/12 UCOOP 2 W Leonidas 0.21 in 0630 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Whittlesey Creek 0.21 in 0720 AM 07/12 UCOOP Ashland 0.21 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 12 N Isle 0.21 in 0800 AM 07/12 COOP 2 ENE Duluth 0.21 in 0950 AM 07/12 CWOP White River Near Ashland 0.20 in 0715 AM 07/12 OTHER 12 N Grand Rapids 0.20 in 0615 AM 07/12 UCOOP 4 W Grand Marais 0.20 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Libby 0.19 in 0915 AM 07/12 COOP 13 NE Clear Lake 0.19 in 0939 AM 07/12 RAWS 1 E Odanah 0.19 in 0959 AM 07/12 CWOP 2 W Mission 0.19 in 1001 AM 07/12 CWOP Babbit 0.19 in 0715 AM 07/12 COOP Hurley 0.18 in 0800 AM 07/12 COOP Lutsen 0.18 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS 2 NNE Bigfork 0.18 in 0907 AM 07/12 RAWS Ashland 0.17 in 1005 AM 07/12 CWOP Cross Lake Dam 0.17 in 0900 AM 07/12 COOP Brookston 0.17 in 0900 AM 07/12 GOES Duluth NWS 0.17 in 0700 AM 07/12 NWS 5 S Ely 0.17 in 1004 AM 07/12 RAWS Duluth Airport 0.17 in 0655 AM 07/12 ASOS 1 SE Mission 0.16 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS Wrenshall 0.16 in 0800 AM 07/12 UCOOP 2 E Wrenshall 0.16 in 0715 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Bayfield 0.16 in 0948 AM 07/12 CWOP Bay Of Grand Marais 0.16 in 0656 AM 07/12 ASOS International Falls 0.16 in 0655 AM 07/12 ASOS Loman 0.16 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS Northome 0.15 in 0700 AM 07/12 COOP Togo 0.15 in 0730 AM 07/12 UCOOP Littlefork RAWS 0.15 in 0908 AM 07/12 RAWS Big Falls 0.15 in 0800 AM 07/12 COOP Northome 0.14 in 0956 AM 07/12 CWOP Winton 0.14 in 0800 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Apostle Islands Raws 0.14 in 0930 AM 07/12 RAWS Bayfield 1 Sw Wwtp 0.14 in 0800 AM 07/12 UCOOP 1 W Ericksburg 0.13 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS 7 NW Ely 0.13 in 0917 AM 07/12 RAWS 2 SE Clementson 0.13 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS 2 SE Bayfield 0.13 in 0957 AM 07/12 CWOP 3 WSW Swan River 0.13 in 0800 AM 07/12 UCOOP 4 NNW Taconite 0.12 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS Eveleth-Virginia Airport 0.12 in 0654 AM 07/12 AWOS 1 W Bayfield 0.12 in 1002 AM 07/12 CWOP 3 WSW Hovland 0.12 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS 3 W Crane Lake 0.12 in 0930 AM 07/12 HADS 5 SSE Idington 0.12 in 0939 AM 07/12 RAWS 5 E Seagull Lake 0.12 in 0904 AM 07/12 RAWS Madeline Island 0.12 in 0737 AM 07/12 COOP Hovland 0.12 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 1 E Taft 0.12 in 0955 AM 07/12 CWOP 1 SSE Babbitt 0.11 in 0900 AM 07/12 HADS Big Falls 0.11 in 0930 AM 07/12 HADS 4 NE Grand Portage 0.11 in 0930 AM 07/12 COOP 1 SW Saginaw 0.11 in 0908 AM 07/12 RAWS 3 WSW Inger 0.11 in 1004 AM 07/12 RAWS 2 N Lester Park 0.11 in 0600 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 3 SW Orr 0.10 in 0908 AM 07/12 RAWS 6 SE Silver Rapids 0.10 in 0900 AM 07/12 HADS Floodwood 0.09 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS 5 NW Hovland 0.09 in 0738 AM 07/12 CWOP Federal Dam 3 WNW 0.09 in 0900 AM 07/12 COOP Skibo RAWS 0.08 in 0922 AM 07/12 RAWS 4 W Grand Portage 0.08 in 0944 AM 07/12 RAWS 1 S Buyck 0.08 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS 13 SSE Littlefork 0.08 in 0900 AM 07/12 HADS Island Lake 0.07 in 0900 AM 07/12 COOP Silver Bay 0.07 in 0900 AM 07/12 UCOOP Taft 0.07 in 0650 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Burnett 0.07 in 0915 AM 07/12 HADS 1 SE Brimson 0.07 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS Grand Portage 0.06 in 1000 AM 07/12 CWOP 4 N Floodwood 0.06 in 0730 AM 07/12 COOP S. Fork Kawishiwi River 0.06 in 0930 AM 07/12 GOES 4 NW Arnold 0.05 in 0800 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 1 NW Beaver Bay 0.05 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS 25 E Ely 0.05 in 0800 AM 07/12 COOP 1 SW Bovey 0.05 in 0900 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Chisholm-Hibbing Airport 0.05 in 0653 AM 07/12 ASOS Wolf Ridge 0.05 in 0700 AM 07/12 COOP 3 SE Celina 0.05 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS Embarrass 0.05 in 0600 AM 07/12 COOP 3 ENE Alger 0.05 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Sucker River 0.04 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS 9 ENE Deer River 0.04 in 0947 AM 07/12 CWOP 5 NW Sand Bay 0.04 in 0921 AM 07/12 RAWS 5 E Hibbing 0.04 in 0907 AM 07/12 RAWS 3 W Two Harbors 0.04 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Two Harbors 0.04 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 4 NE Cohasset 0.04 in 0700 AM 07/12 COCORAHS Fernberg RAWS 0.03 in 0913 AM 07/12 RAWS Lake Winnibigoshish 0.03 in 0930 AM 07/12 COOP Walker Community Center 0.02 in 0900 AM 07/12 COOP 2 SSW Meadowlands 0.02 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS USDA Forestry Science Lab 0.02 in 1200 AM 07/12 COOP 2 N Shaw 0.02 in 0800 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 1 S Hill City 0.02 in 0907 AM 07/12 RAWS 3 WSW Whipholt 0.02 in 0645 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 2 E Ball Club 0.01 in 0800 AM 07/12 COCORAHS 3 SSE Little Swan 0.01 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS Jacobson 0.01 in 0945 AM 07/12 HADS Makinen 0.01 in 0948 AM 07/12 CWOP Pokegama Lk Dam 0.01 in 0915 AM 07/12 COOP Walker Airport 0.01 in 0655 AM 07/12 AWOS 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.