Hail and wind reports › May 15, 2025 › Minnesota
Hail and wind reports in Minnesota, May 15, 2025
3 hail, 31 wind and 6 tornado reports; largest hail 1.50 in; strongest gust 73 mph.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-15 18:05 | Tornado | 7 NE Watson | Chippewa | Video showed ground circulation at first... then became fully condensed. The tornado mostly moved across open fields... but it did hit some groves of trees... knocking (MPX) | |
| 05-15 18:16 | Tornado | 2 E Danvers | Swift | Location estimated based on spotter report. Time is approximate. Photo provided. (MPX) | |
| 05-15 18:28 | Tornado | 3 NW Danvers | Swift | Video showed ground circulation. The tornado moved across a grove of trees and knocked down large branches. Rated EF-0 with maximum winds estimated at 75 mph. Path leng (MPX) | |
| 05-15 18:38 | Tornado | 1 W Benson | Swift | Debris visible. (MPX) | |
| 05-15 18:46 | Wind | damage | 2 NNW Howard Lake | Wright | Delayed report... time estimated from radar. Three large trees down near Howard Lake.... (MPX) |
| 05-15 19:27 | Wind | damage | 2 S Audubon | Becker | Corrects previous for wrong date. Tstm wnd dmg report from 2 S Audubon. Large branches cracked off trees and east side of pump house lost most shingles. Time estimated (FGF) |
| 05-15 19:37 | Hail | 1.00 in | 4 NE Rochester | Olmsted | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (ARX) |
| 05-15 19:43 | Wind | damage | Blaine | Anoka | Delayed report... time estimated from radar. Powerlines down in Blaine. (MPX) |
| 05-15 19:47 | Tornado | 2 ENE Spring Hill | Stearns | Debris reported (trees). (MPX) | |
| 05-15 19:54 | Wind | 63 mph | 2 W Eldred | Polk | Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 2 W Eldred. Mesonet station 211549 Eldred MN NDAWN. (FGF) |
| 05-15 19:55 | Wind | 58 mph | 3 SSE Sauk Centre | Stearns | AWOS station KD39 Sauk Centre AP. (MPX) |
| 05-15 19:56 | Hail | 1.00 in | Winona | Winona | Picture via social media. (ARX) |
| 05-15 20:02 | Wind | 60 mph | 1 NW Underwood | Otter Tail | Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 1 NW Underwood. Wind gust measured by 33ft NDAWN sensor. (FGF) |
| 05-15 20:05 | Wind | damage | Parkers Prairie | Otter Tail | Multiple large tree limbs down. (FGF) |
| 05-15 20:20 | Wind | damage | 1 W Lewiston | Winona | Branches down with siding and shingle damage to house. (ARX) |
| 05-15 20:25 | Wind | 60 mph | 1 NW Underwood | Otter Tail | Wind gust measured by 33ft NDAWN sensor. (FGF) |
| 05-15 20:32 | Wind | damage | 1 NW New York Mills | Otter Tail | Several big trees down... some cattle sheds blown down... and a semi blown over on Hwy 10. (FGF) |
| 05-15 20:35 | Hail | 1.50 in | 6 WSW Mcgrath | Aitkin | Reported from Steels Nursery. (DLH) |
| 05-15 20:37 | Wind | damage | 1 SSW Wadena | Wadena | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 SSW Wadena. Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 W Wadena. Large trees snapped. (FGF) |
| 05-15 20:50 | Wind | damage | 7 ENE Euclid | Polk | power outages as a result of trees on powerlines NW of Red Lake falls. (FGF) |
| 05-15 20:55 | Wind | damage | 2 S Audubon | Becker | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 2 S Audubon. Large branches cracked off trees and east side of pump house lost most shingles. Time estimated by radar. (FGF) |
| 05-15 20:56 | Wind | 73 mph | 3 S Thief River Falls | Pennington | AWOS station KTVF Thief River Falls AP MN. (FGF) |
| 05-15 21:02 | Wind | damage | 4 E Rochert | Becker | Trees across highway 34... time estimated from radar. (FGF) |
| 05-15 21:02 | Wind | damage | 8 N Lake Park | Becker | Large trees daamged. (FGF) |
| 05-15 21:05 | Wind | damage | 1 NNW Thief River Falls | Pennington | Picture of a mangled road sign from social media. (FGF) |
| 05-15 21:08 | Wind | damage | 5 N Thief River Falls | Marshall | Trees uprooted. (FGF) |
| 05-15 21:17 | Wind | damage | Ulen | Clay | Trees down... time estimated from radar. (FGF) |
| 05-15 21:25 | Wind | damage | 2 WNW Flom | Norman | Tree limbs down... social media report. (FGF) |
| 05-15 21:30 | Wind | damage | Waubun | Mahnomen | Damage to playset... social media report. (FGF) |
| 05-15 21:35 | Wind | damage | 1 SSE Remer | Cass | Photo sent in of two 20 inch diameter white spruce trees snapped 4 to 6 feet off the ground. Spotter notes that the downed trees took out nearby power lines. Time of re (DLH) |
| 05-15 22:05 | Wind | damage | Greenbush | Roseau | Damage to playset... via social media. (FGF) |
| 05-15 22:09 | Tornado | 4 NE Crookston | Polk | Polk County Sheriffs Office relayed report from on duty deputy of tornado east of Crookston. Time and location estimated from radar. (FGF) | |
| 05-15 23:30 | Wind | damage | 5 NE Castle Danger | Lake | Report of trees down around boat launch. (DLH) |
| 05-15 23:45 | Wind | damage | Silver Bay | Lake | Trees down from Facebook post with pictures. (DLH) |
| 05-16 00:19 | Wind | damage | 6 NW Tower | St. Louis | 1 tree down on powerline... powerline down fully blocking the road. (DLH) |
| 05-16 00:20 | Wind | damage | 2 ENE Tofte | Cook | Facebook video of a lot of tree damage in Tofte Park. Several large trees uprooted or snapped. (DLH) |
| 05-16 00:21 | Wind | damage | 1 ESE Aurora | St. Louis | 2 trees down on power lines. (DLH) |
| 05-16 00:40 | Wind | damage | 5 SSE Sawbill Lake | Cook | Several medium trees (mixed types) down across The Grade. Time estimated from radar. (DLH) |
| 05-16 01:15 | Wind | damage | 9 ENE Grand Marais | Cook | Numerous spruce and poplar trees snapped along lake side of Highway 61. Appears fairly localized. Time estimated from radar. (DLH) |
| 05-16 01:34 | Wind | damage | 2 ENE Hovland | Cook | Spotter reported 2 big trees down at home. Spotter also reported a measured wind gust of 74 mph from a personal weather station. (DLH) |
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