July 23rd Severe Event Review

Overview

First round of clustered severe thunderstorms developed in west central and central Minnesota around 4:00pm bringing quarter to 2 inch sized hail and 55-65mph damaging winds. Warnings where issued promptly across lakes country as the storms tracked into central and northeast Minnesota. A brief break in severe activity occurred through the late evening hours before another round of thunderstorms began to develop along a frontal boundary near the North Dakota and South Dakota around 9:00pm. Storm began to affect Ransom, Sargent, and Richland counties after 10:30pm, with multiple reports of wind damage. Wind damage ranged from blown over sheds to broken trees. Storms continued past midnight into west central Minnesota where multiple reports of broken trees to displaced playgrounds where reported.