6 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 2 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 25, 3:00 AM CST, 10 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 400 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2005 .DISCUSSION... SEVERAL CONVECTIVE COMPLEXES FIRED OVERNIGHT NEAR SURFACE BOUNDARY DRAPED ACRS IA INTO NEB IN MOISTURE PLUME STREAMING OUT OF SW U.S. INTO S MN/IA. THE BRUNT OF PRECIP IN OVERNITE HOURS HAS REMAINED JUST S OF MN BRDR. WEATHER SHOULD REMAIN VERY ACTIVE TODAY THRU THIS EVENING WITH POTENTIAL OF SOME HEAVY RAINS MAINLY S CWA NEAR WARM FRONT. THE LOW PRESSURE IN THE DAKOTAS WILL BE PICKED UP BY TROF COMING OUT OF MT AND PUSHED INTO SE MN BY EARLY EVENING. VERY STRONG UPPER JET FOR LATE JULY N OF CNDN BORDER (130 KTS) WILL COME INTO PLAY WITH RATHER IMPRESSIVE DIVERGENCE SPREADING INTO AREA MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS COLD FRONT MOVES THRU AREA. MAIN THREAT WILL PROBABLY BE HEAVY RAINS...BUT LOWER FREEZING LEVELS TODAY WILL ALSO INCREASE HAIL POTENTIAL AS WILL THE 30 TO 35 KNTS OF 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OUT OF THE PRAIRIES OF CANADA INTO MN OVERNITE WHICH WILL BRING MUCH DRIER AND MORE COMFORTABLE AIR INTO MN/WI. ADDED A LOW POP FOR WED NITE TO N CWA AS WEAK TROF MOVES THRU. LONGER TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY START OF EXTENDED PD COOLER WITH NW FLOW THU INTO FRI. STRONG WAA KICKS IN FRI NIGHT PUSHING 850MB TEMPS TO +20 BY SAT MORN. THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO REBOUND BACK INTO THE 80S. ON SAT 500/700MB TROF FCST TO SWING THRU NRN MN. POPS WARRENTED ACROSS NE/E ZONES WHERE BEST MOISTURE AND LIFT WILL CROSS. THOUGHT ABOUT CONTINUING POPS INTO SAT NIGHT WITH BACK EDGE OF UPPER LVL TROF MOVING THRU WITH THERMAL RIDGE STILL POKING INTO REGION...BUT UNTIL CONFIDENCE LEVEL IS HIGHER /TRYING TO FCST MCS DEVELOPMENT OUT THAT FAR IS VERY TOUGH/ HAVE OPTED TO KEEP FCST DRY FOR NOW. NW FLOW SUN NIGHT INTO MON WITH DRIER AIR MOVING IN AT LOW LVS. HIGHS WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 80 DEGREES BY MON. .MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .MN...NONE. .WI...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1243 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2005 MNZ041>045-047-048-050-261130- BENTON-DOUGLAS-KANABEC-MILLE LACS-MORRISON-POPE-STEVENS-TODD- 1243 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. MNZ049-051>070-073>077-082-083-WIZ014>016-023>028-261130- ANOKA-BARRON-BLUE EARTH-BROWN-CARVER-CHIPPEWA-CHISAGO-DAKOTA-DUNN- EAU CLAIRE-HENNEPIN-ISANTI-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-LE SUEUR-MCLEOD- MEEKER-NICOLLET-PEPIN-PIERCE-POLK-RAMSEY-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-RICE-RUSK- SCOTT-SHERBURNE-SIBLEY-ST CROIX-STEARNS-SWIFT-WASHINGTON-WATONWAN- WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE- 1243 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BY THIS AFTERNOON SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. AN AVERAGE OF ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM NEW ULM TO THE TWIN CITIES TO RICE LAKE BY THE TIME THE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF LATE THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE THE STRONGEST STORMS PASS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. MNZ078-084-085-091>093-261130- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-GOODHUE-MARTIN-STEELE-WASECA- 1243 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2005 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THROUGH 3 AM TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BY THIS AFTERNOON SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. AN AVERAGE OF ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAINFALL BY THE TIME THE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF LATE THIS EVENING...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE THE STRONGEST STORMS PASS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...AND IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL EARLY THIS MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. KAT
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:11 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 2 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A total of 4.35 inches of rain was recorded. Minor street flooding occurred.
Trees were downed at Grand Lake.
Trees were downed. The time was estimated.
A trained spotter reported a wind gust of 60 MPH.
A citizen reported a funnel cloud between Clear Lake and Becker. The time was estimated.
Law enforcement spotted a funnel cloud.
A cottonwood tree was felled onto a ride at the fairgrounds. The time was estimated.
Minor street flooding was reported in St. Louis Park and Deephaven.
A tree was downed.
Trees were downed in a 6 block area of town.
Law enforcement reported several cars stalled in flood waters.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Minnesota in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, July 2005
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5463201, 5463202, 5463203, 5463204, 5463205, 5463206, 5463207, 5463209, 5463208, 5463210, 5463211.