Storm Reports for June 21

By WDIO

Interactive Radar at 3:15 a.m. (WDIO)

Severe thunderstorms blew through the region overnight, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and hail. The storms started to pick up in intensity around 11:00 pm, especially from Beltrami County through Grand Rapids and Virginia. By 3 am, strong storms covered much of the Northland. There were many reports of power outages.

Authorities in Bemidji say they had heavy damage. According to the Bemidji Fire Department, emergency crews have been responding to emergency calls and assessing the damage. The city’s priority is to clear roads. Authorities in Beltrami County advise against unnecessary travel due to numerous downed power lines. They ask that property damage not be reported until daylight hours.

Storm Reports / Damage as of 11:30 am Saturday, June 21 (Reported to the National Weather Service)

Rain:
8:43 AM – Embarrass – 3.40 inches – St. Louis County
8:45 AM – Aurora – 3.16 inches – St. Louis County
7:00 AM – Mountain Iron – 3.04 inches – St. Louis County
6:20 AM – Biwabik – 3.00 inches – St. Louis County
7:00 AM – Hoyt Lakes – 2.76 inches – St. Louis County
10:32 AM – McKinley – 2.76 inches – St. Louis County
8:04 AM – Isabella – 2.22 inches – Lake County
8:30 AM – 3 SSE Marcell – 2.20 inches – Itasca County
7:00 AM – Babbitt – 2.16 inches – St. Louis County
7:00 AM – Tofte – 2.11 inches – Cook County
5:28 AM – Side Lake – 2.09 inches – St. Louis County
7:00 AM – Chisholm – 1.86 inches – St. Louis County
8:07 AM – Effie – 1.72 inches – Itasca County
6:00 AM – Iron Junction – 1.69 inches – St. Louis County
8:39 AM – Superior Qd No. 2 – 1.68 inches – Douglas County
7:00 AM – Ely – 1.62 inches – St. Louis County
7:45 AM – Lutsen – 1.62 inches – Cook County
8:45 AM – Grand Marais – 1.57 inches – Cook County
8:48 AM – Nashwauk – 1.57 inches – Itasca County
8:50 AM – Keewatin – 1.55 inches – Itasca County
8:50 AM – Tettegouche State Park – 1.53 inches – Lake County
7:00 AM – Wolf Ridge – 1.52 inches – Lake County
8:45 AM – Shroeder – 1.52 inches – Cook County
8:49 AM – 1 NE Hibbing – 1.52 inches – St. Louis County
7:00 AM – Grand Rapids – 1.50 inches – Itasca County
7:00 AM – Silver Bay – 1.37 inches – Lake County
8:22 AM – Skibo – 1.35 inches – St. Louis County
7:15 AM – Chisholm-Hibbing Airport – 1.29 inches – St. Louis County
7:37 AM – Cohasset – 1.29 inches – Itasca County
6:30 AM – Virginia – 1.26 inches – St. Louis County
7:56 AM – Bay of Grand Marais – 1.26 inches – Cook County
6:41 AM – Tower – 1.17 inches – St. Louis County
7:00 AM – Two Harbors – 1.12 inches – Lake County
6:00 AM – Butternut – 1.11 inches – Ashland County
8:00 AM – Eveleth – 1.10 inches – St. Louis County
7:00 AM – 3 ESE Bena – 1.07 inches – Cass County
8:00 AM – Hackensack – 1.06 inches – Cass County
7:00 AM – Ojibwa – 1.04 inches – Sawyer County
7:00 AM – Bigfork – 1.04 inches – Itasca County
8:30 AM – Clam Lake – 1.01 inches – Ashland County

Hail Reports:
11:48 PM – 4 WSW Warba – 2.00 inch hail – Itasca County
11:55 PM – 2 WNW Seeley – 1.00 inch hail – Sawyer County
12:00 AM – 2 SW Cohasset – 1.00 inch hail – Itasca County
12:26 AM – 3 NE Toivola – 1.00 inch hail – St. Louis County
12:40 AM – 1 S Hibbing – 0.75 inch hail – St. Louis County
11:48 PM – 4 SW Cohasset – 0.50 inch hail – St. Louis County

Winds:
3:45 AM – 4 ESE Cornucopia – 78 mph gust – Bayfield County
4:00 AM – 12 NE of Sand Bay – 51 mph winds – Ashland County
4:40 AM – 4 NW Bessemer – 51 mph gust – Gogebic County
3:30 AM – 1 N Port Wing – 61 mph winds – Bayfield County
2:40 AM – 1 NW Gowan – 44 mph winds – St. Louis County
1:40 AM – 4 ESE Brevik – 42 mph winds – Cass County
2:40 AM – 2 ESE Tamarack – 42 mph winds – Aitkin County

Damage:
12:45 AM – 1 NW Odanah – Tree on powerline, causing outage – Ashland County
1:15 AM – 1 E Hoyt Lakes – Tree on powerline, partially on roof of house – St. Louis County
1:40 AM – Chisholm – Large tree partially blocking the road – St. Louis County
1:50 AM – 3 NW Taconite – Several trees on powerlines; power pole snapped – Itasca County
1:55 AM – 2 W Crosslake – Dozen trees on roadways, power lines – Crow Wing County
2:25 AM – 5 E Brainerd – Tree on pole barn – Crow Wing County
3:00 AM – 5 S Fredenberg – Tree on powerline – St. Louis County
3:35 AM – 5 S Herbster – Tree down – Bayfield County
4:05 AM – 5 WNW Washburn – Tree on powerline – Bayfield County
4:45 AM – 5 NE New Post – Several trees broken halfway up the trunk – Sawyer County