10 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 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 24, 2:41 PM CST, 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 341 PM CDT MON JUL 24 2006 .DISCUSSION... BOUNDARY HAS SAGGED INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF WI CWA BACK WEST TO KMSP TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. THIS MAY MOVE A BIT MORE SOUTH BUT NOT MUCH. BEST THETA E ADVECTION/HOT PROD AND SURFACE CONV FOCUSED IN SOUTHEAST MN AND REMAINDER OF WESTERN WI...BUT SOME CONV AND RETURN FLOW STARTING TO DEVELOP OVER SW MN AS WELL. THINK BEST AREA FOR SEVERE WILL BE IN SOUTH CENTRAL MN AND WEST CENTRAL WI THIS EVENING. LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL INCREASE A BIT TO SOUTH OF BOUNDARY OVERNIGHT SO WILL KEEP SOME MOD POPS...AFTER SOME LIKELYS THIS EVENING. SHOULD BE A BREAK IN THE ACTION ON TUESDAY WITH A LACK OF ANY SIG SHORT WAVE. TUESDAY NIGHT STILL LOOKS LIKE SOME POSSIBLE RENEWED ACTION. NAM IS CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS RUN IN SHOWING INCREASED 850 MB MOISTURE TRANSPORT DURING THIS PERIOD BUT IS AIMED A LITTLE MORE AT SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. GFS FOCUSED MORE INTO IOWA. WILL KEEP WITH SOME HIGHER POPS IN EAST CENTRAL MN AND WESTERN WI WITH BOUNDARY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF SOUTHERN MN. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE IN THE NW FLOW WILL DRIVE THE FRONT INTO AT LEAST THE WESTERN PART OF THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. WILL CUT BACK ON POPS IN WEST CENTRAL MN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MOISTURE TRANSPORT IS FORECAST TO CUT BACK DRAMTICALLY BY THAT TIME. LONGER TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY 12Z GFS AND CANADIAN STILL CONGRUENT IN THEIR APPROACH TO A CONTINUED BUILDUP OF A LARGE AMPLTITUDE 50H RIDGE ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CONTIGUOUS U.S. FRIDAY INTO MONDAY. BOTH CONTINUE TO INDICATE A SERIES OF SURFACE WAVES DEVELOPING OVER THE DAKOTAS THRU MONDAY...WITH FIRST SURFACE SYSTEM AND ASSOCTIED WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY AFFECTING OUR CWA THUR EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 250MB JET AXIS REMAINS TO OUR NORTH FOR MUCH OF THIS TIME FRAME...WITH BEST DIVERGENCE COUPLETS DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN HALF OF MN FRIDAY EVENING INTO SAT AFTN. GAVE WAY TO CHANCE POPS FOR SAT NIGHT AS COOL FRONT TAG TEAMS WITH SOLID DIVERGENCE COUPLET SETTING UP FROM NE TO SW OVER FA. NEXT SURFACE SYSTEM POKES ITS HEAD INTO THE WESTERN DAKOTAS BY MONDAY MORNING. CANADIAN MODEL DOES INDICATE A SLIGHTLY MORE SOUTHERLY AND A TAD DEEPER PRESSURE SOLUTION COMPARED TO GFS40. EITHER POINT WILL BE MOOT FOR MONDAYS FORECAST: CONTINUED HOT AND DRY. IN FACT PUSHED TEMPERATURES ONE CATEGORY HIGHER ACROSS MOST OF EXTENDED PERIOD DUE TO MAINLY ABUNDANT SUNSHINE...SOME BOUTS OF MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW...50H TEMPERATURES...AND THE CONTINUED BONE DRY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF FA. & .MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MN...NONE. WI...NONE. && JPR/AJZ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 444 AM CDT MON JUL 24 2006 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 250945- DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- 444 AM CDT MON JUL 24 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COOL FRONT ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILL SLIDE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TODAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY ACROSS THE REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS THEN EXPECTED TO PASS ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAH
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
130 PM CDT MON JUL 24 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0110 PM HAIL GLEN FLORA 45.50N 90.89W
07/24/2006 E0.75 INCH RUSK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
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TDKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 157 PM CDT MON JUL 24 2006 WIZ016-241915- RUSK- 157 PM CDT MON JUL 24 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SOUTHEAST RUSK COUNTY UNTIL 215 PM CDT... HAIL WAS FALLING SHELDON...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LADYSMITH. THE STORM SHOULD QUICKLY WEAKEN BETWEEN 200 PM AND 215 PM. GUSTY WIND CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE STORM MOVES SOUTHEAST OF SHELDON BEFORE 215 PM. TDK
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
159 PM CDT MON JUL 24 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0155 PM HAIL SHELDON 45.31N 90.96W
07/24/2006 M1.25 INCH RUSK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
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TDKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
252 PM CDT MON JUL 24 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0140 PM HAIL CUMBERLAND 45.54N 92.02W
07/24/2006 E0.75 INCH BARRON WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAIL STILL FALLING AS OF 150 PM.
&&
TDKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
258 PM CDT MON JUL 24 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0154 PM HAIL CUMBERLAND 45.54N 92.02W
07/24/2006 M0.88 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
TDKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
310 PM CDT MON JUL 24 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 PM HAIL CUMBERLAND 45.54N 92.02W
07/24/2006 E0.75 INCH BARRON WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAIL STILL FALLING AS OF 250 PM.
0254 PM HAIL CUMBERLAND 45.54N 92.02W
07/24/2006 M0.88 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
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TDKThe Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:15 UTC.
10 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Large barn blown down, with additional damage to a nearby home and garage. Chimney on home was destroyed, with some damage to shingles. The wall of the garage was damaged.
Reported near Broadway and Marshall in northeastern Minneapolis.
Fourteen inch diameter tree branch toppled onto an automobile. Damage occurred on Warburton Ave.
Reported at the University of Minnesota campus.
Six inch tree down.
Reported near the Metrodome.
A lightning strike caused a fire at the Donnely Farms in rural Farmington on Flagstaff Avenue. Approximately 500 hay bales were burned in the fire, causing an estimated 1 million dollars in damage. Information provided by Northfield News newspaper.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Minnesota in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, July 2006
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: 5520190, 5520176, 5520177, 5520178, 5520179, 5520181, 5520180, 5520182, 5520183, 5520184, 5520185, 5520186, 5520187, 5520188, 5520189.