2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 17, 2:17 AM CST, 8 hours 43 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 317 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2005 .DISCUSSION... NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED IN THE PREVIOUS 24 HRS WITH THE EXPECTED WX SCENARIO FOR TODAY AND TNGT...WITH HEAT/HUMIDITY AND SEVERE WX CONCERNS HIGHLIGHTING THE FIRST 24 HRS OF THE FCST PD. SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS 995 MB SFC LO CENTERED BTWN KBIS AND KRAP. STRONG TEMP GRADIENT EVIDENT IN SFC OBS ALONG ATTENDANT COLD FRNT...WITH LOW TO MID 80S AHEAD AND MID 60S BEHIND ON THE 07Z OBS. CONVECTION HAS BEEN ONGOING OVRNGT ALONG THE WARM FRONT IN N CNTRL ND. ATTM...IT APPEARS THAT THIS WILL SKIRT MY FA TO THE N...SO HAVE NOT INCLUDED ANY POPS AS A RESULT OF THIS ACTIVITY. AMPLIFIED UPR TROF RESPONSIBLE FOR SFC SYSTEM EVIDENT IN W/V IMAGERY IN NRN ID/WRN MT. STRONG LLJ EVIDENT AHEAD OF SFC SYSTEM IN VAD WIND PROFILES FROM LOCAL 88DS /WITH 45 KTS AT 3 KFT ON KFSD...60 KTS AT BOTH KABR AND KMVX/...AS WELL AS IN CNTRL PLAINS PROFILER DATA. ALTHO THE WINDS OFF THE DECK SHUD ABATE SOMEWHAT TOWARD SUNRISE...MIXING JUST A LITTLE OF THIS MOMENTUM DOWN TO THE SFC WL PROVIDE FOR A BREEZY DAY IN MN AND WI. 17/00Z GFS AND NAM RUNS CONSISTENT WITH THEIR 16/00Z COUNTERPARTS IN BRINGING FRONT TO A KINL/KFSD LINE BY 18Z TODAY. AT THE SAME TIME...H5 TROF IS LOCATED IN THE WRN DAKOTAS. FRONT WL PUSH TO A KDLH/KMSP/KSUX LINE BY 00Z...AND KAUW/KLSE/KDSM BY 06Z. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...TEMPS SHUD REACH THE MID AND UPR 90S AGAIN THIS AFTN...AND WITH DEW POINTS CONTINUING IN THE UPR 60S TO NR 70...HEAT INDICES WL BE AROUND 100 ACROSS MUCH OF E CNTRL MN AND W CNTRL WI. SITUATION DOES NOT LOOK AS CRITICAL AS THIS TIME YDAY...AS CLOUD COVER WL BE INCREASED TODAY DUE TO THIS MRNGS CONVECTION...WHICH WL KEEP TEMPS RELATIVELY IN CHECK DESPITE WARMING H8 TEMPS IMMEDIATELY AHD OF THE FRONT. AS A RESULT...HAVE ELECTED NOT TO ISSUE A HEAT ADVISORY THIS MRNG...ALTHOUGH HEAT INDICES COULD APPROACH THE THRESHOLD VALUE /105F/ IN A FEW LOCATIONS THIS AFTN. CONVECTION ALONG THE FRNT SHUD BREAK OUT MID AFTN WITH BEST UPR DIVERGENCE MOVING OVR THE BDRY AROUND THIS TIME. A LINEAR CONVECTIVE EVENT CONTINUES TO BE THE FAVORED SCENARIO...AS H5 TROF AND BEST 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR VALUES TRAIL THE FRONT BY A DECENT AMOUNT. SIGNIFICANT CAP IS IN PLACE...WITH H7 TEMPS SITTING AT +11C AND +15C ON THE 00Z KMPX AND KABR RAOBS RESPECTIVELY. WAA ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENHANCED LLJ PROBABLY HAS NOT HELPED MATTERS IN THIS RESPECT EITHER...ALTHO TO WHAT EXTENT WL BE REVEALED ON THE 12Z RAOBS. AS A RESULT... CONVECTION WL BE LARGELY SUPPRESSED IN THE WARM SECTOR...AND INSTEAD WL BE ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRNT. BEGAN POPS IN THE AFTN /GOING DRY DURING THE MRNG PD/ WITH UPR FORCING REMAINING SO FAR W OF THE AREA. TIMED HIGHEST POPS WITH THE PROGRESSION OF THE LOW LEVEL THETA E AXIS. WITH A LINEAR MODE OF CONVECTION LIKELY...DAMAGING WINDS WL BE THE MOST LIKELY THREAT SVR WISE. LARGE HAIL THREAT WL BE SOMEWHAT LOWER DUE TO THE RELATIVELY LOW DEEP LAYER SHEAR VALUES...ALTHOUGH THE GREATEST CHANCE EXISTS ACROSS S CNTRL MN...DUE TO PROXIMITY OF THE HIGHER MID LEVEL WINDS IN THE BASE OF THE H5 TROF. WITH FRNT EXPECTED TO BE WELL EAST OF THE AREA...ENDED POPS BY 12Z MON. FRNT WL BRING SIGNIFICANT COOLDOWN FOR MON...BUT THIS WL NOT LAST LONG AS WAA KICKS IN AHD OF THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM DUE TO ARRIVE MID TO LATE WEEK. AFTN TEMPS WL REBOUND INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S TUE. BOTH THE GFS AND THE NAM ADVERTISE A S/W ACROSS THE SRN PORTION OF THE FA TUE NGT...AND COMBINED WITH WAA...ADDED SOME SMALL POPS TO THE SRN HALF OF THE FA. LONGER TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY LATEST GFSLR AND ECMWF MODELS WERE IN SOMEWHAT AGREEMENT WITH OVERALL UPPER AIR PATTERN...BY DEPICTING THE UPPER RIDGE FLATTEN OVER THE NORTHERN FRINGES OF THE U.S. DURING THE PERIOD WHILE THE MASSIVE UPPER HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP ANY GULF MOISTURE FROM RETURNING INTO THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE PERIOD. CURRENT THINKING IS GO WITH A DRY AND WARM FORECAST. HOWEVER...A COUPLE OF CDFNTS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS OUR CWA. ONE THURSDAY NIGHT AND ANOTHER ONE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. WL GO WITH SOME LOW POPS FOR NOW. .MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .MN...NONE. .WI...NONE. && KAT/
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2005 MNZ041>043-047>049-054>058-064-065-073-180930- CHIPPEWA-DOUGLAS-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-MEEKER-MORRISON-POPE- REDWOOD-RENVILLE-STEARNS-STEVENS-SWIFT-TODD-YELLOW MEDICINE- 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA BY MIDDAY...AND A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. ALTHOUGH DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT...A FEW LARGE HAIL REPORTS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. IN ADDITION...HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. MNZ044-050-051-059-066>068-074>076-082>085-091>093-180930- BENTON-BLUE EARTH-BROWN-CARVER-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-LE SUEUR-MARTIN- MCLEOD-MILLE LACS-NICOLLET-SHERBURNE-SIBLEY-STEELE-WASECA-WATONWAN- WRIGHT- 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY MID AFTERNOON...AND A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE LARGE HAIL THREAT WILL BE GREATEST ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. IN ADDITION...HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS... ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL REACH THE MIDDLE 90S DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WITH DEW POINT TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S... HEAT INDICES COULD REACH 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. AVOID SPENDING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF TIME OUTDOORS TODAY. IF YOU MUST SPEND TIME OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON...WEAR LIGHT...LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND STAY HYDRATED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MNZ045-052-053-060>063-069-070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-180930- ANOKA-BARRON-CHIPPEWA-CHISAGO-DAKOTA-DUNN-EAU CLAIRE-GOODHUE- HENNEPIN-ISANTI-KANABEC-PEPIN-PIERCE-POLK-RAMSEY-RICE-RUSK-SCOTT- ST CROIX-WASHINGTON- 430 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY MID AFTERNOON...AND A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. ALTHOUGH DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT...A FEW LARGE HAIL REPORTS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. IN ADDITION...HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL REACH THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 90S DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WITH DEW POINT TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S...HEAT INDICES COULD APPROACH 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. AVOID SPENDING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF TIME OUTDOORS TODAY. IF YOU MUST SPEND TIME OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON...WEAR LIGHT...LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND STAY HYDRATED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. KAT
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 132 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:07 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The chimney of a vacant home on county highway Y was struck by lightning. The resulting fire caused $30,000 damage to the structure.
Winds estimated by law enforcement at 60 MPH downed trees.
A few trees were downed in Lafayette township.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, 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: 5463274, 5463273, 5463272.