MONDAY: Showers linger, maybe an isolated afternoon thunderstorm. Cooler and still damp. Winds pick up from the northwest at 10-15 G20. High:71
MONDAY NIGHT: Linger shower or rumble of thunder early. Skies trying to clear. Lo: 50
TUESDAY: More sunshine. A cooler, drier day. High: 68
WEDNESDAY: More clouds, chance of rain and thunder across southern Minnesota. Low: 50. High: 68
THURSDAY: Mostly dry and more sunshine. Low: 47. High: 67
FRIDAY: Sun fades, rain and thunder develops for the ride up north. Low: 48. High:69
SATURDAY: Dry start. Showers and storms redevelop in the afternoon. Low: 54. High: 78
SUNDAY: Unsettled. Showers and storms possible, mild and more humid. Low: 60. High: 80
MEMORIAL DAY MONDAY: Unsettled again, chance of showers and storms. Low: 60s. High: 80s
Tornado Rips Through Metro - Extensive Damage in North Minneapolis
The image above comes from a good friend, Ben Lewis, who happened to catch this tornado in Forest Lake near 35W and Lake Drive. Below is another shot of the same tornado from Ben.
This tornado was from the same storm that raced through the Twin Cities Metro, which heavily damaged parts of North Minneapolis. Below is the Radar Image captured via GR2 as the storm was moving through the Metro:
The picture above is also from GR2, this time showing Velocity - or winds within the storm. Green coloring shows winds moving towards the radar (which is located in Chanhassen) and red shows winds moving away from the radar. When the colors show up next to each other, that indicates rotation. When the colors are more vibrant, that indicates the winds are stronger - so the image above shows intense rotation north of I-694 and just west of I-35W almost situated near Fridley.
Tornado Videos:
Here is a tornado video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQz5OS3yjmw
See the Full Video HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIt-yR8T_J0
Here are some other tornado videos below:
Here is a tornado video: http://www.twitvid.com/ZW568
Here is a tornado wreckage video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9AYhK43Guo
Here is another tornado video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTQeaj3i8RA
Several Storm Reports
Take a look at all those storm reports in the graphic above. Several tornado reports scattered around the Metro is hard to ignore. Early indications are that this is and EF2, maybe EF3 tornado with winds perhaps as high as 150mph or more. The damage path through North Minneapolis is estimated to be around 1/2 mile wide with several hundred homes damages, several injuries and an early report of at least one fatality. More reports to come as the damage continues to be surveyed. Below is a list of the preliminary storm reports relayed by the National Weather Service in the Twin Cities:
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
645 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1259 PM HAIL 2 S WASECA 44.05N 93.50W
05/22/2011 M1.00 INCH WASECA MN 911 CALL CENTER
0139 PM HAIL 4 E FARIBAULT 44.30N 93.19W
05/22/2011 M0.88 INCH RICE MN AMATEUR RADIO
0144 PM FUNNEL CLOUD NEW GERMANY 44.88N 93.97W
05/22/2011 CARVER MN 911 CALL CENTER
0201 PM HAIL WANAMINGO 44.31N 92.79W
05/22/2011 M1.50 INCH GOODHUE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0216 PM TORNADO ST LOUIS PARK 44.95N 93.36W
05/22/2011 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
DEBRIS CLOUD HIGHWAY 100 AND 394..SURFACE LEVEL ROTATION
0216 PM TORNADO MINNEAPOLIS 44.96N 93.27W
05/22/2011 HENNEPIN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN 21ST AND THOMAS NORTH
0223 PM TORNADO BROOKLYN CENTER 45.07N 93.32W
05/22/2011 HENNEPIN MN 911 CALL CENTER
AT HIGHWAY 694 OVER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
0227 PM TORNADO MINNEAPOLIS 44.96N 93.27W
05/22/2011 HENNEPIN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
29TH AND LOGAN NORTH
0230 PM HAIL FRIDLEY 45.08N 93.26W
05/22/2011 M1.00 INCH ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
ALSO WIND DAMAGE TO GARDEN SHEDS AT HIGHWAY 100 AND 694
0234 PM TORNADO FRIDLEY 45.08N 93.26W
05/22/2011 ANOKA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
51ST AND UNIVERSITY AVENUE...ROOF OFF HOUSE
0235 PM HAIL 5 SE RED WING 44.54N 92.53W
05/22/2011 M1.00 INCH GOODHUE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0237 PM FUNNEL CLOUD ST PAUL 44.95N 93.10W
05/22/2011 RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SOUTH SIDE LAKE COMO
0245 PM TSTM WND DMG FRIDLEY 45.08N 93.26W
05/22/2011 ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
CENTRAL AVE. AND 73RD ST 6 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN
0245 PM TSTM WND DMG MINNEAPOLIS 44.96N 93.27W
05/22/2011 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
FOLLOWUP REPORT...SOUTH OF 12TH AND UPTON EXTENSIVE TREE
DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURE DAMAGE AS WELL...APPEARS TO BE WIND
NOT TORNADO DAMAGE
0247 PM TSTM WND DMG MINNEAPOLIS 44.96N 93.27W
05/22/2011 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
12 TO 18 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN IN THEO. WIRTH
PARK...SPOTTER SAYS POSIBLE TORNADO
0306 PM FUNNEL CLOUD N HUGO 45.16N 92.96W
05/22/2011 WASHINGTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
WALL CLOUD WITH SIGNIFICANT ROTATION SEEMS TO BE DROPPING
FUNNELS
0312 PM HAIL 4 NW ELMWOOD 44.82N 92.21W
05/22/2011 M1.00 INCH PIERCE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0314 PM HAIL 3 W ELMWOOD 44.77N 92.22W
05/22/2011 M1.50 INCH PIERCE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0315 PM HAIL ELMWOOD 44.78N 92.15W
05/22/2011 M1.75 INCH PIERCE WI 911 CALL CENTER
HAD PING PONG TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN ELMWOOD. ALSO HAD
GUSTY WINDS...BUT NO REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE.
0316 PM TORNADO S FOREST LAKE 45.28N 92.99W
05/22/2011 WASHINGTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SOUTH OF FOREST LAKE NEAR JCT 35W AND 35E
0319 PM TORNADO 3 ESE FOREST LAKE 45.26N 92.93W
05/22/2011 WASHINGTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0320 PM FUNNEL CLOUD CENTERVILLE 45.17N 93.05W
05/22/2011 ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
ROTATING WALL CLOUD 35E AND CR14
0323 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 ENE FOREST LAKE 45.30N 92.89W
05/22/2011 CHISAGO MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0325 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 E HAM LAKE 45.26N 93.12W
05/22/2011 ANOKA MN STORM CHASER
1-2 FT DIA TREES DOWN..FLAG POLE SNAPPED IN HALF. TRREES
BLOWN DOWN IN DIRRERENT DIRECTIONS. NARROW DAMAGE PATH.
POSSIBLE TORNADO
0325 PM TORNADO 2 WSW CHISAGO CITY 45.36N 92.93W
05/22/2011 CHISAGO MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
CAUGHT ON VIDEO NR CR36 AND IVYWOOD TRAIL
0328 PM HAIL 4 W MENOMONIE 44.89N 92.00W
05/22/2011 M0.25 INCH DUNN WI 911 CALL CENTER
0331 PM TSTM WND DMG MINNEAPOLIS 44.96N 93.27W
05/22/2011 HENNEPIN MN AMATEUR RADIO
TORNADO DAMAGE...ROOFS AND 2ND STORIES MINNING OR DAMAGED
TO HOUSES AT LOWRY AVE. AND LOGAN
0331 PM TSTM WND DMG MINNEAPOLIS 44.96N 93.27W
05/22/2011 HENNEPIN MN 911 CALL CENTER
TORNADO DAMAGE REPORT OF ROOFS AND SECOND STORIES OF
HOUSES MISSING OR DAMAGED.
0340 PM TSTM WND DMG HAM LAKE 45.26N 93.20W
05/22/2011 ANOKA MN 911 CALL CENTER
MEDIUM TO SMALL BRANCHES DOWN...SHINGLES BLOWN OFF ROOFS
0342 PM FUNNEL CLOUD LINDSTROM 45.39N 92.84W
05/22/2011 CHISAGO MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0349 PM TSTM WND DMG FOREST LAKE 45.28N 92.99W
05/22/2011 WASHINGTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO DAMAGE..POLE BARN AND HOUSE WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW MIKANA 45.61N 91.63W
05/22/2011 BARRON WI 911 CALL CENTER
POSSIBLE TORNDAO. 2 HOMES SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE WITH
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BETWEEN MIKANA AND BRILL.
0407 PM HAIL 2 S CHIPPEWA FALLS 44.90N 91.39W
05/22/2011 M1.00 INCH CHIPPEWA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0445 PM HAIL 1 S EAU CLAIRE 44.81N 91.49W
05/22/2011 M0.25 INCH EAU CLAIRE WI TRAINED SPOTTER 
Note the last couple of pictures showing very large trees downed by the tornado/strong winds. part of the reason for all the large trees down and uprooted rather than snapped off is because off all the heavy rain as of late, saturating the ground and making the root system weak. Take a look at all the rain, estimated by GR3 below: The red blobs show as much as 3" to (possibly) 5" of rain that fell since Friday - YIKES!
I want to thank another friend of mine, John Siegrist from New Hope, for sending me this picture of his street flooded out by the heavy rain on Sunday.
Looking Ahead
The weather will stay fairly active through the week with lingering showers and perhaps an isolated afternoon thunderstorm wrapping around the same, stubborn low on Monday. Tuesday looks brighter and better, but cooler. We'll have to watch another storm sailing south of the area on Wednesday for the potential of more clouds and maybe some rain/thunder, but for now it appears to be across southern Minnesota. Thursday will be quite dry and sunny, but another storm slides in on Friday with a chance of thunderstorms. This upcoming Memorial Weekend looks to stay unsettled with an increase in heat and humidity towards Sunday/Monday. I could see a few strong/severe storms popping up those days, so make sure to pay attention to local forecasts into the weekend if you are planning any camping trips, away from major sources of news/weather reports.
Thanks for checking in and have a good week.
Meteorologist Todd Nelson
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