Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 23, 2005

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 23, 2005
Start: 2005-06-23T18:30
End: 2005-06-23T21:15
Location: Minnesota

June 23, 2005 · NWS DLH · 7 events in 4 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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.

What forecasters said that day

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 Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 23, 1:57 PM CST, 4 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 1:57 PM CST, 4 hours 33 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
257 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2005

.DISCUSSION...MAIN CONCERNS ARE ON TSRA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. 18Z
SFC ANALYSIS PLACED SFC LOW CENTERS IN MANITOBA WITH A COLD FRONT
EXTENDING SWWD INTO EASTERN ND. SATELLITE AND 88-D IMAGERY INDICATE
TSRA DEVELOPING ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. SOME
ELEVATED TSRA TRYING TO GET GOING IN NW QUAD OF THE FA. LIMITING
FACTOR IN THESE STORMS IS THEY ARE IN AXIS OF WARM AIR ALOFT...SO A
GOOD CAP IN PLACE. HOWEVER...WITH PLENTY OF SUN TODAY...ATMOSPHERE
HAS UNDERGONE EXCELLENT DESTABILIZATION WITH SFC BASED LIS AROUND
-10C AND SBCAPES FROM 3000 TO 5000 J/KG PER 19Z LAPS DATA.

EXPECT THE COLD FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE FA TONIGHT. TSRA WILL
BECOME MORE NUMEROUS WITH TIME...SOME MAY REACH SEVERE LEVELS. SEE
SWODY1 FOR GREATER DETAIL. TSRA WILL END FROM NW TO SE OVERNIGHT AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AND COLD FRONT EXITS. KEPT A SMALL POP IN
FAR EASTERN WI FA DUE TO PROXIMITY TO THE FRONT. A QUIET FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY ARE ON TAP AS THE SFC HIGH MOVES THROUGH.

NEXT ROUND OF TSRA EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS AN UPPER
LEVEL SHORT WAVE TROF MOVES THROUGH THE FA. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING
RETURNS SUNDAY NIGHT AND LASTS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. FA REMAINS
UNDER UNSTABLE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
PIECES OF SHORT WAVE ENERGY WILL EJECT FROM UPPER LEVEL TROF OVER
THE ROCKIES AND BE DIFFICULT TO TIME. SO KEPT WITH SMALL OR LOW POPS
THROUGH DAY 7.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDS EXPECTED THRU TAF PD EXCEPT BRIEF PDS OF MVFR
OVRNGT IN ISOLD TSTMS.

&&

.DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

MN...NONE.
WI...NONE.

GSF/04

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 7:04 AM CST, 11 hours 26 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
804 AM CDT THU JUN 23 2005

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-241230-
ASHLAND-BAYFIELD-BURNETT-C. ST. LOUIS-CROW WING-DOUGLAS-IRON-
KOOCHICHING-N. AITKIN-N. CASS-N. ITASCA-N. LAKE/N. COOK-N. ST. LOUIS-
PINE-PRICE-S. AITKIN-S. CASS-S. COOK/LAKESHORE-S. ITASCA-
S. LAKE/LAKESHORE-S. ST. LOUIS/CARLTON-SAWYER-WASHBURN-
804 AM CDT THU JUN 23 2005

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN
MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A
COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS
MAY BE SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT...AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING URL:

HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/DLH

BERDES

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 201 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:31 UTC.

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Event by event

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Koochiching

When: June 23, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Koochiching County, Little Fork
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 48.400, -93.550

Strong thunderstorm winds hit the Little Fork area. On County Road 73 a mobile home was overturned, large trees were blown down, breaking windows and causing other structural damage. Also, a pole barn collapsed. On County Road 8, a barn collapsed, two sheds were blown into the woods, and over 100 trees were uprooted.

Thunderstorm Wind, Koochiching

When: June 23, 7:08 PM CST
Where: Koochiching County, Ray
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 48.417, -93.217

Two trees were blown down. Branches were blown down as well.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis

When: June 23, 7:17 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County, Kabetogama
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 48.450, -93.017

Power lines and trees were blown down in the Kabetogama and Ash River Trail areas. A 420 foot tower was blown over.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis

When: June 23, 7:30 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County, 9 mi NE of Orr
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 48.150, -92.700

Strong thunderstorm winds took down trees and phone lines in the Camp 5 Township, including the Elephant Lake and Ash River areas.

Thunderstorm Wind, Itasca

When: June 23, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Itasca County, 5 mi NW of Grand Rapids
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 47.300, -93.617

Trees were blown down and power was lost.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crow Wing

When: June 23, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Crow Wing County, Cross Lake
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 46.667, -94.117

Trees were blown down, causing power outages.

Hail, Crow Wing

When: June 23, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Crow Wing County, Cross Lake
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 46.667, -94.117

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Minnesota in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Minnesota, June 2005

Sources

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: 5459093, 5459089, 5459090, 5459094, 5459095, 5459091, 5459092.