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Minnesota storm reports for July 12, 2015

NOAA recorded 27 hail reports, 68 wind reports and 9 tornado reports in Minnesota on July 12, 2015.

in Minnesota
104
Storm reports
About 57 miles from Fargo, ND
2.5 in
Largest hail
Near 46.40, -94.45, MN
104 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, near 46.38, -95.07, MN
9
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on July 12, 2015 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.

Reports by hour

Hail27, most at 7 PM

Wind68, most at 7 PM

Tornado9, most at 5 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
4:59 PMEF0About 45 miles from Fargo, ND2.98 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:07 PMEF0About 50 miles from Fargo, ND0.1 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:14 PMEF0About 56 miles from Fargo, ND0.05 mi long, 10 yd wide
5:31 PMEF0Near 46.10, -96.14, MN1.92 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:44 PMEF0Near 46.20, -96.01, MN0.5 mi long, 150 yd wide
5:48 PMEF1Near 46.34, -95.53, MN2.01 mi long, 150 yd wide
6:00 PMEF1Near 46.23, -95.58, MN0.05 mi long, 30 yd wide
6:21 PMEF1Near 45.98, -96.02, MN1.96 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:38 PMEF2Near 46.38, -95.07, MN12.09 mi long, 400 yd wide

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Minneapolis, MN0.88 inNone0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.