Overview
Thunderstorms developed in the early afternoon of Friday, May 25th near and north of Interstate 90 in southeast Minnesota. The storms slowly moved east through the afternoon and produced pockets of quarter-sized hail and wind damage. The largest report of hail we received was to the size of golf balls in the town of Eleva, WI in northern Trempealeau County.
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| Radar loop from about 2 to 10 pm May 25 2018. |
Storm Reports
A look at storm reports received by our office is below. A graphical version is also available.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
211 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0247 PM HAIL WHITEWATER STATE PARK 44.06N 92.04W
05/25/2018 E1.00 INCH WINONA MN PARK/FOREST SRVC
WHITEWATER STATE PARK EMPLOYEE SAID A FEW
HAILSTONES COULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIGGER.
0254 PM HAIL SAINT CHARLES 43.97N 92.06W
05/25/2018 E0.75 INCH WINONA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0331 PM HAIL ELEVA 44.58N 91.47W
05/25/2018 E1.75 INCH TREMPEALEAU WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
0336 PM HAIL LEWISTON 43.98N 91.87W
05/25/2018 E1.00 INCH WINONA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0339 PM HAIL LEWISTON 43.98N 91.87W
05/25/2018 E0.75 INCH WINONA MN PUBLIC
0425 PM HAIL AUSTIN 43.67N 92.97W
05/25/2018 E0.88 INCH MOWER MN BROADCAST MEDIA
0430 PM HAIL OSAGE 43.28N 92.81W
05/25/2018 E0.50 INCH MITCHELL IA EMERGENCY MNGR
HALF INCH HAIL FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES.
0432 PM HAIL 2 SW AUSTIN 43.65N 92.99W
05/25/2018 E0.50 INCH MOWER MN PUBLIC
0500 PM HAIL RUSHFORD 43.81N 91.75W
05/25/2018 E0.88 INCH FILLMORE MN PUBLIC
TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0510 PM HAIL 3 N THORP 45.00N 90.80W
05/25/2018 E1.00 INCH CLARK WI PUBLIC
0520 PM TSTM WND GST 1 NNE FRENCH ISLAND 43.87N 91.25W
05/25/2018 M47 MPH LA CROSSE WI ASOS
0520 PM TSTM WND GST 3 ENE MOUND PRAIRIE 43.80N 91.40W
05/25/2018 M56 MPH HOUSTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0540 PM TSTM WND DMG CALEDONIA 43.64N 91.50W
05/25/2018 HOUSTON MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND SOME POWER LINES
DOWN BETWEEN HOUSTON AND BROWNSVILLE.
0540 PM HAIL OSAGE 43.28N 92.81W
05/25/2018 E0.50 INCH MITCHELL IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0543 PM HAIL 5 WSW MEDFORD 45.11N 90.44W
05/25/2018 E1.00 INCH TAYLOR WI PUBLIC
ESTIMATION OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL FROM
FACEBOOK VIDEO. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0545 PM TSTM WND GST 5 NE STODDARD 43.72N 91.17W
05/25/2018 E35 MPH VERNON WI PUBLIC
0601 PM HAIL 4 E SPRING GROVE 43.54N 91.56W
05/25/2018 E0.88 INCH HOUSTON MN PUBLIC
HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 50-55
MPH.
0644 PM TSTM WND DMG LANSING 43.36N 91.22W
05/25/2018 ALLAMAKEE IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ACROSS
NORTHERN ALLAMAKEE COUNTY THE PAST 10-15
MINUTES.
0700 PM HAIL WEST UNION 42.96N 91.81W
05/25/2018 E0.25 INCH FAYETTE IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
0704 PM TSTM WND DMG WAUKON 43.27N 91.48W
05/25/2018 ALLAMAKEE IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF ADDITIONAL TREES DOWN
ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ALLAMAKEE
COUNTY.
0705 PM TSTM WND DMG FERRYVILLE 43.34N 91.08W
05/25/2018 CRAWFORD WI 911 CALL CENTER
SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN BETWEEN FERRYVILLE AND LYNXVILLE. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR, BUT DAMAGE LIKELY
OCCURRED BETWEEN 6:55 PM AND 7:15 PM.
0724 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 N PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 43.11N 91.14W
05/25/2018 CRAWFORD WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ON POWER LINE NEAR FALLING ROCK
RD.
0728 PM TSTM WND DMG EASTMAN 43.16N 91.02W
05/25/2018 CRAWFORD WI TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE VILLAGE OF
EASTMAN.
0740 PM TSTM WND GST GLEN HAVEN 42.83N 91.07W
05/25/2018 E50 MPH GRANT WI PUBLIC
0750 PM TSTM WND GST EDGEWOOD 42.65N 91.40W
05/25/2018 M41 MPH CLAYTON IA PUBLIC
0753 PM TSTM WND GST WAUZEKA 43.09N 90.88W
05/25/2018 E60 MPH CRAWFORD WI PUBLIC
0759 PM TSTM WND GST 4 SW WEST CONCORD 44.12N 92.96W
05/25/2018 M50 MPH DODGE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 PM TSTM WND DMG DODGE CENTER 44.03N 92.85W
05/25/2018 DODGE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
A FEW REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0804 PM HAIL OELWEIN 42.68N 91.92W
05/25/2018 E1.00 INCH FAYETTE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
0815 PM TSTM WND GST 2 E KASSON 44.02N 92.71W
05/25/2018 M50 MPH DODGE MN MESONET
MESONET STATION MN029, 2 E KASSON.
0831 PM TSTM WND GST 4 N STEWARTVILLE 43.91N 92.50W
05/25/2018 M60 MPH OLMSTED MN ASOS
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OFFICIAL
OBSERVATION.
0915 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW RUSHFORD 43.81N 91.77W
05/25/2018 FILLMORE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF FILLMORE COUNTY,
ESPECIALLY NEAR RUSHFORD. TIME ESTIMATED
FROM RADAR.
Photos:
Photos received by the National Weather Service. You can always send us photos on Facebook or Twitter.
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| Dime-sized hail near Austin, MN (Photo by Rena Langowski) |
Tree blown over near Hokah, MN (Photo by Shawn Jorstad) |
Shelf cloud in Rochester, MN (Photo by James Loghry) |
Another photo of shelf cloud in southwest Rochester, MN (Photo by Sandy Johns) |
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| Great panoramic shot of a well-defined shelf cloud entering Rochester, MN (Photo by Adam Logeman) |
Rain Reports
...24 hour Rainfall Reports Ending Saturday Morning... Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon ...Iowa... ...Allamakee County... 3 SE Waterville 0.90 in 0307 AM 05/26 43.17N/91.24W 3 S Dorchester 0.60 in 0300 AM 05/26 43.42N/91.51W 4 ENE Watson 0.60 in 0345 AM 05/26 43.11N/91.26W ...Chickasaw County... Ionia 2W 0.45 in 0345 AM 05/26 43.03N/92.50W ...Clayton County... Monona 1.36 in 0349 AM 05/26 43.04N/91.39W Elkader 5NW 0.71 in 0300 AM 05/26 42.91N/91.47W Littleport 0.49 in 0345 AM 05/26 42.75N/91.37W Marquette-Bloody Run Creek 0.23 in 0300 AM 05/26 43.04N/91.21W Garber 0.03 in 0315 AM 05/26 42.74N/91.26W ...Fayette County... Eldorado 0.64 in 0345 AM 05/26 43.05N/91.81W ...Floyd County... Charles City-Cedar River 0.30 in 0330 AM 05/26 43.06N/92.67W Charles City Airport 0.12 in 0655 PM 05/25 43.07N/92.61W Nashua 2SW 0.07 in 0300 AM 05/26 42.93N/92.56W ...Howard County... 3 NE Riceville 0.17 in 0354 AM 05/26 43.40N/92.50W ...Winneshiek County... 5 NW Frankville 1.59 in 0340 AM 05/26 43.25N/91.70W 1 ENE Jackson Junction 0.96 in 0350 AM 05/26 43.11N/92.04W Decorah 0.36 in 0350 AM 05/26 43.30N/91.79W Bluffton 0.28 in 0345 AM 05/26 43.41N/91.90W Decorah Municipal Airport 0.26 in 0655 PM 05/25 43.28N/91.74W ...Minnesota... ...Dodge County... Wasioja Alert Gage 0.51 in 0103 AM 05/26 44.07N/92.82W Mantorville 0.47 in 1130 PM 05/25 44.07N/92.77W ...Fillmore County... Pilot Mound-Root River 0.65 in 0400 AM 05/26 43.78N/92.03W Fillmore 0.35 in 0330 AM 05/26 43.76N/92.27W Lanesboro-Root River 0.21 in 0330 AM 05/26 43.72N/91.98W ...Houston County... Brownsville 0.48 in 0345 AM 05/26 43.69N/91.27W ...Mower County... Austin 3S 0.61 in 0300 AM 05/26 43.64N/92.97W Austin 3 NW - Turtle Creek 0.42 in 0330 AM 05/26 43.65N/92.98W Austin 2NE-Dobbins Creek 0.18 in 0330 AM 05/26 43.67N/92.95W Austin Municipal Airport 0.01 in 0655 PM 05/25 43.66N/92.93W ...Olmsted County... Elba 4.7 SW 1.02 in 1030 PM 05/25 44.04N/92.09W 3 N Rochester 0.80 in 0315 AM 05/26 44.06N/92.47W Elgin 5SE 0.72 in 0330 AM 05/26 44.01N/92.11W Eyota 2NE 0.71 in 0330 AM 05/26 44.01N/92.20W Oronoco 0.62 in 0330 AM 05/26 44.16N/92.54W Oronoco 1W 0.55 in 0330 AM 05/26 44.17N/92.55W 3 ESE Douglas 0.52 in 0355 AM 05/26 44.09N/92.51W 4 WSW Rochester 0.51 in 0300 AM 05/26 43.98N/92.56W 2 SE Douglas 0.46 in 0355 AM 05/26 44.08N/92.55W 2 NE Rochester 0.45 in 0353 AM 05/26 44.04N/92.44W Byron 0.42 in 0403 AM 05/26 44.03N/92.66W Rochester-Cascade Creek 0.40 in 0330 AM 05/26 44.03N/92.47W Rochester-Beltline 0.37 in 0330 AM 05/26 44.01N/92.47W Pine Island 1S 0.36 in 0300 AM 05/26 44.19N/92.65W 2 ENE Rochester 0.32 in 0330 AM 05/26 44.03N/92.43W Byron 0.32 in 0351 AM 05/26 44.04N/92.64W 3 SW Hammond 0.23 in 0357 AM 05/26 44.18N/92.41W Oxbow Park Alert Gage 0.08 in 0305 AM 05/26 44.09N/92.64W Rochester-Beltline Bear Cree 0.02 in 0330 AM 05/26 44.01N/92.45W 2 SE Eyota 0.01 in 0345 AM 05/26 43.96N/92.21W ...Wabasha County... Plainview 1.12 in 0349 AM 05/26 44.17N/92.17W Kellogg-Zumbro River 0.25 in 0300 AM 05/26 44.32N/92.00W Plainview 0.25 in 0357 AM 05/26 44.17N/92.17W Mazeppa 3ESE 0.19 in 0330 AM 05/26 44.26N/92.49W Lake City 0.03 in 0346 AM 05/26 44.45N/92.27W ...Winona County... Whitewater State Park 1.17 in 0330 AM 05/26 44.05N/92.05W Whitewater State Park Group 0.81 in 0330 AM 05/26 44.06N/92.05W Beaver-White Water River 0.77 in 0345 AM 05/26 44.15N/92.00W Dakota 0.74 in 0315 AM 05/26 43.91N/91.36W Great River Bluffs S.P. 0.60 in 0330 AM 05/26 43.94N/91.41W Elba 0.24 in 0345 AM 05/26 44.09N/92.03W Winona Municipal Airport 0.15 in 0656 PM 05/25 44.08N/91.71W ...Wisconsin... ...Buffalo County... Cochrane 1.92 in 0349 AM 05/26 44.22N/91.83W Mondovi 1.03 in 0500 PM 05/25 44.56N/91.67W ...Clark County... Neillsville 1W 0.16 in 0300 AM 05/26 44.56N/90.61W ...Crawford County... De Soto 0.43 in 0356 AM 05/26 43.42N/91.19W Steuben 0.38 in 0345 AM 05/26 43.18N/90.86W ...Grant County... Fennimore 0.56 in 0350 AM 05/26 42.98N/90.66W 1 ENE Boscobel 0.26 in 0303 AM 05/26 43.15N/90.68W ...Juneau County... Necedah 0.01 in 0348 AM 05/26 44.03N/90.08W ...La Crosse County... La Crosse Weather Office 0.36 in 1200 AM 05/26 43.82N/91.19W La Crosse Regional Airport 0.30 in 0653 PM 05/25 43.88N/91.26W 3 W Saint Joseph 0.02 in 0352 AM 05/26 43.78N/91.10W ...Monroe County... 2 E Cataract 0.05 in 0358 AM 05/26 44.09N/90.79W Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport 0.04 in 0655 PM 05/25 43.96N/90.74W ...Taylor County... Medford Airport 0.15 in 0655 PM 05/25 45.10N/90.30W 3 NE Lublin 0.13 in 0314 AM 05/26 45.11N/90.69W Chelsea 0.04 in 0348 AM 05/26 45.30N/90.30W ...Vernon County... Readstown 0.01 in 0300 AM 05/26 43.45N/90.76W 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. $$
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