Large Hail in Eastern Twin Cities: July 24, 2009

A Collection of Hail From Maplewood Near Kohlman Lake.
A Collection of Hail From Maplewood Near Kolhman Lake.
Courtesy: Courtesy Nancy Boulay
Early morning thunderstorms developed during the morning hours of July 24 and moved to the southeast across the eastern Twin Cities Metro area. Multiple reports of hail ranging from a quarter to half dollar size were reported in the eastern Twin Cities. The thunderstorms developed over Anoka and Chisago Counties at about 7am, and drifted to the southeast. By 8:30am, the storms had moved over Maplewood, North St. Paul and Oakdale, with many reports of quarter size hail, and some golf ball sized hail reported near McKnight and Highway 36 in Maplewood. By 9am the storms had moved into Washington County and caused some wind damage to trees, along with more hail. The storms then moved into southeast Minnesota. The largest hail reported to the National Weather Service was two inches (hen egg size) 2 miles east of Clairmont in Dodge County.

Looking at past records for the Twin Cities, July ranks third for the month with the most hail reports behind May and June. It is unusual to have large hail soon after sunrise in the Twin Cities. The bulk of large hail reports are from 2 to 9 pm. Only a fraction of past reports are in the early morning hours.

Below is a local storm report for the July 24, 2009 severe weather from the National Weather Service.

Below is a list of snowfall reports gathered by the National Weather Service

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0647 AM     HAIL             5 E STANCHFIELD         45.66N 93.09W
07/24/2009  M0.75 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0705 AM     HAIL             WNW ST FRANCIS          45.40N 93.40W
07/24/2009  M0.88 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0715 AM     HAIL             3 WNW CEDAR             45.33N 93.37W
07/24/2009  M1.00 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            195TH LANE IN OAK GROVE

0720 AM     HAIL             2 NNW ANDOVER           45.29N 93.35W
07/24/2009  M0.88 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0723 AM     HAIL             3 W CEDAR               45.31N 93.37W
07/24/2009  M1.75 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED IN OAK GROVE

0750 AM     HAIL             1 N CIRCLE PINES        45.15N 93.15W
07/24/2009  M0.88 INCH       ANOKA              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0807 AM     HAIL             5 SE BLAINE             45.12N 93.13W
07/24/2009  M1.50 INCH       RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            IN NORTHERN SHOREVIEW ALONG THE ANOKA RAMSEY COUNTY LINE.


0808 AM     HAIL             1 ESE OSCEOLA           45.31N 92.68W
07/24/2009  M0.75 INCH       POLK               WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0811 AM     HAIL             ARDEN HILLS             45.07N 93.17W
07/24/2009  M1.00 INCH       RAMSEY             MN   AIRPLANE PILOT

            QUARTER HAIL REPORTED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ANOKA BLAINE
            AIRPORT

0815 AM     HAIL             6 NNE ROSEVILLE         45.08N 93.09W
07/24/2009  E1.00 INCH       RAMSEY             MN   PUBLIC

            AT GOLF COURSE. MOST HAIL WAS 1/2 TO 3/4 INCH.

0824 AM     HAIL             5 NE ROSEVILLE          45.06N 93.07W
07/24/2009  M1.00 INCH       RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED AT COUNTY RD F AND STOCKDALE

0827 AM     HAIL             ROSEVILLE               45.02N 93.15W
07/24/2009  M1.25 INCH       RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AT COUNTY RD C2 AND RICE ST

0830 AM     HAIL             NORTH ST PAUL           45.01N 93.00W
07/24/2009  M1.00 INCH       RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...LEAVES OFF TREES. AT CENTURY
            AVE AND 34TH STREET.

0832 AM     HAIL             2 N MAPLEWOOD           45.02N 93.02W
07/24/2009  M1.00 INCH       RAMSEY             MN   AMATEUR RADIO

            HWY 36 AND ENGLISH

0832 AM     HAIL             MAPLEWOOD               44.99N 93.02W
07/24/2009  M1.75 INCH       RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1/2 MILE SOUTH OF 36 AND MCKNIGHT RD

0835 AM     HAIL             NORTH ST PAUL           45.01N 93.00W
07/24/2009  E0.88 INCH       RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AT THE CORNER OF MARGARET AND 17TH AVE.

0836 AM     HAIL             NORTH ST PAUL           45.01N 93.00W
07/24/2009  M1.25 INCH       RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LEAVES RIPPED FROM TREES

0837 AM     HAIL             OAKDALE                 44.99N 92.97W
07/24/2009  M0.88 INCH       WASHINGTON         MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED AT INTERSECTIONS OF HWY 5 AND HELMO...AND HWYS
            694 AND 5

0837 AM     HAIL             MAPLEWOOD               44.99N 93.02W
07/24/2009  M1.00 INCH       RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0845 AM     HAIL             WOODBURY                44.91N 92.92W
07/24/2009  M1.00 INCH       WASHINGTON         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0847 AM     HAIL             5 SSE MAPLEWOOD         44.92N 92.98W
07/24/2009  M0.88 INCH       WASHINGTON         MN   AMATEUR RADIO

0853 AM     HAIL             6 S HUDSON              44.88N 92.74W
07/24/2009  M0.88 INCH       ST. CROIX          WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LEAVES STRIPPED

0900 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ESE ST PAUL PARK      44.83N 92.97W
07/24/2009                   WASHINGTON         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL 18 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN ALONG WITH SOME POWER
            LINES ON WEST EDGE OF COTTAGE GROVE FROM 80TH AND GRANGE
            TO 96TH STREET AND HIGHWAY 61. DAMAGE ALSO RELAYED BY
            WCCO TV BROADCAST METEOROLOGIST.

0900 AM     HAIL             6 S HUDSON              44.88N 92.74W
07/24/2009  M0.88 INCH       ST. CROIX          WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SECOND ROUND OF HAIL

0902 AM     TSTM WND DMG     INVER GROVE HEIGHTS     44.83N 93.06W
07/24/2009                   DAKOTA             MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE TREE DOWNED AND LEANING ON HOUSE.

0904 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W COTTAGE GROVE       44.82N 92.96W
07/24/2009                   WASHINGTON         MN   AMATEUR RADIO

            EIGHT INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCH DOWN ON AN SUV AT THE
            INTERSECTION OF HALLMARK AVE AND HALE AVE.

0904 AM     HAIL             COTTAGE GROVE           44.82N 92.93W
07/24/2009  M1.00 INCH       WASHINGTON         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0914 AM     HAIL             PRESCOTT                44.75N 92.79W
07/24/2009  M1.00 INCH       PIERCE             WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0915 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HASTINGS                44.73N 92.85W
07/24/2009                   DAKOTA             MN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EIGHT INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES DOWN ON THE SOUTH SIDE
            OF HIGHWAY 36. ALSO A FEW PINES DOWN.

0916 AM     HAIL             1 W HASTINGS            44.73N 92.88W
07/24/2009  M1.00 INCH       DAKOTA             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0930 AM     HAIL             1 S STANTON             44.46N 93.03W
07/24/2009  E1.00 INCH       GOODHUE            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0935 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E NEW TRIER           44.60N 92.87W
07/24/2009                   DAKOTA             MN   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREE DOWN ACROSS DRIVEWAY.

0935 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MIESVILLE               44.60N 92.81W
07/24/2009                   DAKOTA             MN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SIXTEEN FOOT TALL HOPPER BLOWN OVER. SOME CORN DOWN.

0945 AM     HAIL             1 S CANNON FALLS        44.50N 92.90W
07/24/2009  M0.75 INCH       GOODHUE            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0950 AM     HAIL             2 E MEDFORD             44.18N 93.20W
07/24/2009  M1.25 INCH       STEELE             MN   PUBLIC

            LASTED AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES. GROUND COVERED WITH HAIL
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