Overview
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A severe thunderstorm complex packing damaging straight-line winds swept across northern Minnesota on July 5th, beginning in the afternoon and ending late in the evening. Damage from the severe thunderstorm winds were reported all along the path of the storm, but the hardest hit areas were Deer River in Itasca County and the Island Lake area just north of Duluth. A private weather station in Normana Township north of Duluth recorded a 71 mph wind gust. |
 Shelf cloud nearing the National Weather Service |
Wind & Hail:
Wind
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| Island Lake- Julie Packingham | Island Lake- Julie Packingham | Island Lake- Julie Packingham | Island Lake- Julie Packingham |
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| Deer River- Ryan Jensen | Deer River- Ryan Jensen | Prairie Lake- Jim Edman | Deer River- Karl Gaalaas |
Photos & Video:
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| Duluth Shelf Cloud Photo Courtesy Kara Graves' |
Shelf cloud over Kenwood area, Duluth Photo Courtesy Cindy Brown-Hill |
Island Lake Shelf cloud Photo Courtesy Julie Packingham |
Grand Rapids Shelf cloud Photo Courtesy Jon Libbey |
Radar:
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| Radar animation from about 4:30 pm - 8:30 pm Frame every 10 minutes Click for larger image |
Storm Reports
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Environment
Coming soon!
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Near-storm environment summary.
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Additional environmental data.
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