Erin Strengthens to a Hurricane; Heavy Rainfall Possible in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the Upper Midwest, South Texas

Hurricane Erin may bring isolated flash and urban flooding, landslides or mudslides, and possible tropical storm conditions to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this weekend. Scattered thunderstorms and heavy rainfall may bring areas of flooding this weekend over the Upper Midwest. A tropical disturbance will bring locally heavy rain and mainly urban flash flooding to far southern Texas. Read More >

Preliminary Overview

A very strong low pressure system resulted in two rounds of storms on Thursday, May 15th, 2025 across the Upper Midwest. Based on initial photo and damage reports, we know several tornadoes and very large hail up to 4 inches in diameter were reported with the storms that occurred during the afternoon.

We have survey crews investigating damage in western Wisconsin, including in St. Croix, Dunn, and Barron counties. We also have received photo and damage reports from the line of storms that moved through western Minnesota, including in Chippewa, Swift, and western Stearns counties.

***More details will be updated as we finalize the damage assessment***

A list of the latest storm reports will be updated as we finalize the damage assessment.

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Erin Strengthens to a Hurricane; Heavy Rainfall Possible in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the Upper Midwest, South Texas

Preliminary info on the May 15, 2025 Tornadoes