Hail Swath Map Preview
The Alexandria, MN hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 28, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.75". There are 11 public hail reports, 44 public wind reports, and 14 nearby tornado reports listed for the May 30, 2022 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Alexandria, MN Hail Map
The May 30, 2022 hail swath map for Alexandria, MN covers approximately 2,860 square miles and includes an estimated 70,269 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, covering 999 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band with 25,523 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 752 sq mi | 12,838 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 999 sq mi | 25,523 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 611 sq mi | 20,738 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 339 sq mi | 6,192 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 93 sq mi | 2,132 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 46 sq mi | 1,494 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 21 sq mi | 1,352 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Alexandria, MN Hail Swath Map
Inside the May 30, 2022 hail swath map area for Alexandria, MN, HailGeeks estimates 35,608 single-family homes, 1,128 townhomes, and 5,258 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, with 13,811 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 6,954 | 138 | 793 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 13,811 | 431 | 1,345 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 9,090 | 433 | 2,598 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 3,203 | 41 | 168 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 1,153 | 24 | 105 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 788 | 38 | 132 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 609 | 23 | 117 |
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Counties Inside the Alexandria, MN Hail Map
Hail from the May 30, 2022 storm was mapped across 17 counties in the Alexandria, MN region. Douglas County, MN had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.75" with roughly 12,687 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Alexandria, MN Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 32 cities near Alexandria, MN. Glenwood, MN had the strongest mapped signal at 1.50", with an estimated 530 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Alexandria, MN Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the May 30, 2022 Alexandria, MN hail map spans 54 ZIP codes. ZIP 56308 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.75" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 10,073.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the May 30, 2022 hail map for Alexandria, MN currently list 11 public hail reports, 44 public wind reports, and 14 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 30, 2022 1:45 PM CT |
1.00 in | 7 NE Ortonville | MN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 30, 2022 2:05 PM CT |
1.00 in | 11 WNW Donnelly | MN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 30, 2022 2:10 PM CT |
1.00 in | 4 ENE Herman | MN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 30, 2022 3:07 PM CT |
1.50 in | 4 NNE Johnson | MN | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
May 30, 2022 4:15 PM CT |
1.75 in | Lowry | MN | GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED. RELAYED VIA LAW ENFORCEMENT. |
May 30, 2022 4:15 PM CT |
1.75 in | 1 W Starbuck | MN | GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED. RELAYED VIA LAW ENFORCEMENT. |
May 30, 2022 4:15 PM CT |
1.50 in | 6 SSW Garfield | MN | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
May 30, 2022 4:20 PM CT |
2.00 in | 6 SSW Garfield | MN | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
May 30, 2022 5:20 PM CT |
1.50 in | Verndale | MN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 30, 2022 5:25 PM CT |
1.00 in | NNE Aldrich | MN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 30, 2022 5:30 PM CT |
1.50 in | Verndale | MN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 31, 2022 4:49 AM CT | 60 mph | 3 ESE Phelps | MN | PEAK WIND MEASURED AT A PERSONAL WEATHER STATION NEAR MAINE. |
May 30, 2022 3:45 PM CT | 4 N Milan | MN | MACHINE SHED DAMAGED 6 MILES SOUTH OF HOLLOWAY. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 30, 2022 3:55 PM CT | 5 N Chokio | MN | SEVERAL TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 30, 2022 3:55 PM CT | 9 N Holloway | MN | CATTLE SHEDS DAMAGED. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 30, 2022 4:00 PM CT | 3 NW Donnelly | MN | SPRUCE TREE 28 INCHES IN DIAMETER DOWN. REPORTED VIA TWITTER. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 30, 2022 4:01 PM CT | Morris | MN | SHED ROLLED AND DESTROYED. VIDEO ON FACEBOOK. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
May 30, 2022 4:06 PM CT | 4 SE Herman | MN | NUMEROUS LARGE COTTONWOOD... ASH... AND SPRUCE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AROUND NIEMACKI LAKE PARK. WIND GUSTS FROM 60 TO 80 MPH AFFECTED MUCH OF MACSVILLE TOWNSHIP THROUGH 411 PM CDT. | |
May 30, 2022 4:13 PM CT | 4 WSW Western | MN | SPRUCE TREES UPROOTED AND LARGE ASH TREE LIMBS BROKEN DOWN IN SOUTHWEST WESTERN TOWNSHIP. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. | |
May 30, 2022 4:15 PM CT | 1 W Starbuck | MN | CAMPER DAMAGED. REPORT RELAYED VIA LAW ENFORCEMENT. | |
May 30, 2022 4:20 PM CT | Barrett | MN | LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN. SHED DESTROYED. | |
May 30, 2022 4:26 PM CT | 4 W Ashby | MN | A SEMI TRACTOR-TRAILER COMBINATION TRAVELING ON WESTBOUND I-94 WAS BLOWN OVER ONTO A VEHICLE THAT HAD PARKED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY DUE TO AN APPROACHING STORM. REPORTS INDICATE THAT THREE INDIVIDUALS SUSTAINED NON-LIFETHREATENING INJURIES. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. | |
May 30, 2022 4:28 PM CT | Ashby | MN | LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN DOWN AND TREES UPROOTED NEAR DOWNTOWN ASHBY. | |
May 30, 2022 4:29 PM CT | 5 SW Dalton | MN | GARAGE DESTROYED. HOUSE ROOFING TORN OFF NEAR TEN MILE LAKE. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. | |
May 30, 2022 4:30 PM CT | Dalton | MN | LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN FROM 3 W DALTON... THROUGH TOWN TO POINTS EAST AND NORTHEAST OF TOWN. | |
May 30, 2022 4:32 PM CT | 3 NE Dalton | MN | A FIFTH WHEEL DUAL-AXLE CAMPER WAS FLIPPED OVER NEAR STALKER LAKE. TIME STIMATED BASED ON RADAR. | |
May 30, 2022 4:33 PM CT | 4 NW Elizabeth | MN | SEVERAL 4 TO 8 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES BROKEN DOWN IS FARMSTEAD SHELTERBELTS ACROSS OSCAR TOWNSHIP. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. | |
May 30, 2022 4:35 PM CT | Dalton | MN | LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN AROUND TOWN. | |
May 30, 2022 4:37 PM CT | 3 W Urbank | MN | LARGE TREES DOWN NEAR INSPIRATION PEAK. | |
May 30, 2022 4:38 PM CT | 3 ESE Underwood | MN | TREES BLOWN DOWN AND A TRAILER CRUSHED BY FALLING TREES ON SOUTH TURTLE LAKE. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. | |
May 30, 2022 4:40 PM CT | 2 S Battle Lake | MN | LARGE TREES UPROOTED. | |
May 30, 2022 4:40 PM CT | 5 E Fergus Falls | MN | TREES BLOWN DOWN... HOUSE AND SHED ROOFING TORN OFF... AND PONTOON FLIPPED NEAR WALL LAKE. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. | |
May 30, 2022 4:45 PM CT | Dalton | MN | LARGE TREES DOWN. | |
May 30, 2022 4:48 PM CT | 5 E Henning | MN | OCCASIONAL POPLAR AND SPRUCE TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG A THREE MILE STRETCH OF HWY 210 THROUGH WESTERN INMAN TOWNSHIP. THE LAST TWO SECTIONS OF A NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEM WERE TUMBLED. | |
May 30, 2022 4:50 PM CT | 1 W Amor | MN | FIVE POWER POLES WERE CRACKED OR SNAPPED IN AMOR TOWNSHIP. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. | |
May 30, 2022 4:55 PM CT | Lake Lida | MN | TREES BLOWN DOWN ON A TRUCK. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. | |
May 30, 2022 4:56 PM CT | 1 E Perham | MN | BACK WALL OF A GARAGE BLOWN OUT BY THE WIND. | |
May 30, 2022 4:59 PM CT | 1 E Perham | MN | BACK WALL OF A GARAGE BLOWN OUT BY THE WIND. | |
May 30, 2022 5:03 PM CT | Eagle Bend | MN | DELAYED REPORT - DAMAGE REPORTED IN EAGLE BEND MN... LIKELY TORNADIC. | |
May 30, 2022 5:09 PM CT | 6 NNE Wadena | MN | A FEW POPLAR TREES SNAPPED THROUGH CENTRAL LEAF RIVER TOWNSHIP. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. | |
May 30, 2022 5:40 PM CT | 3 WNW Pillager | MN | A FEW TREES DOWNED ACROSS MN 210. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
May 30, 2022 5:50 PM CT | 3 W Urbank | MN | LARGE TREES DOWN NEAR INSPIRATION PEAK. | |
May 30, 2022 3:40 PM CT | 90 mph | Appleton | MN | REPORTED AT APPLETON AIRPORT. |
May 30, 2022 3:46 PM CT | 67 mph | 2 N Holloway | MN | MNDOT WEATHER SENSOR REPORTED WIND GUST ON HWY 12. |
May 30, 2022 3:56 PM CT | 66 mph | Morris | MN | REPORTED AT MORRIS AIRPORT. |
May 30, 2022 4:05 PM CT | 67 mph | Benson | MN | REPORTED AT BENSON AIRPORT. |
May 30, 2022 4:21 PM CT | 80 mph | Elbow Lake | MN | NUMEROUS LARGE ASH AND SPRUCE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AROUND TOWN. ONE OF 4 LARGE 100K BUSHEL STEEL GRAIN BINS WAS BLOWN DOWN AT THE ELBOW LAKE COOPERATIVE GRAIN ELEVATOR. WIND GUSTS LIKELY RANGED FROM 70 TO 90 MPH FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. THE ELBOW LAKE AIRPORT WIND SENSOR WENT OFFLINE DUE TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. |
May 30, 2022 4:25 PM CT | 80 mph | 5 ENE Elbow Lake | MN | NUMEROUS LARGE ASH... PINE... AND SPRUCE TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AT THE TIPSINAH MOUNDS CAMPGROUND. DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS IMPACTED MUCH OF ERDAHL TOWNSHIP WITH WIND GUSTS FROM 70 TO 90 MPH. TWO STORAGE BUILDINGS WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE TIPSINAH MOUNDS GOLF COURSE. REPORT AUGMENTED BY NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
May 30, 2022 4:27 PM CT | 75 mph | Ashby | MN | LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN DOWN AND TREES UPROOTED NEAR DOWNTOWN ASHBY. WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED FROM 70 TO 80 MPH. |
May 30, 2022 4:28 PM CT | 80 mph | 5 SW Dalton | MN | DETACHED GARAGE DESTROYED... HOUSE ROOFING TORN OFF...TREESSNAPPED...AND A CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEM FLIPPED OVER NEAR THE SOUTH SHORE OF TEN MILE LAKE. NUMEROUS LARGE ASH AND SPUCE TREES WERE ALSO SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ON WEST AND NORTHWEST EDGES OF THE LAKE... AND ACROSS MUCH OF TUMULI AND ST OLAF TOWNSHIPS. INFORMATION AUGMENTED BY NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY. WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED FROM 70 TO 90 MPH. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
May 30, 2022 4:32 PM CT | 80 mph | 4 ENE Dalton | MN | A FIFTH WHEEL DUAL-AXLE CAMPER WAS FLIPPED OVER NEAR STALKER LAKE. NUMEROUS LARGE TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AROUND STALKER AND LONG LAKES. ONE POLE SHED HAD IS SOUTH FACING WALL BLOWN IN AND METAL PANELS BLOWN OFF. INFORMATION AUGMENTED BY NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY. WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED FROM 70 TO 90 MPH. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
May 30, 2022 4:39 PM CT | 71 mph | 4 W Battle Lake | MN | PEAK WIND MEASURED AT A PERSONAL WEATHER STATION NEAR SOUTH TURTLE LAKE... BEFORE THE STATION LOST POWER. |
May 30, 2022 4:49 PM CT | 65 mph | New York Mills | MN | PEAK WIND MEASURED AT A PERSONAL WEATHER STATION. |
May 30, 2022 4:49 PM CT | 60 mph | 3 ESE Phelps | MN | PEAK WIND MEASURED AT A PERSONAL WEATHER STATION NEAR MAINE. A FEW 8 INCH DIAMETER PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED ALONG CR1... SOUTHEAST OF PHELPS. |
May 30, 2022 5:21 PM CT | 70 mph | 3 W Staples Airport | MN | QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS AT 60 TO 70 MPH. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 30, 2022 3:36 PM CT | UNK | 5 NNE Correll | MN | A STORM CHASER DOCUMENTED THE BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. TWO FARMSTEADS WERE DAMAGED. |
May 30, 2022 4:10 PM CT | UNK | 3 W Starbuck | MN | SPOTTER SAW A RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADO ON THE GROUND. TREES ARE DOWN AND A PICKUP TRUCK TOWING A TRAILER WAS ROLLED. |
May 30, 2022 4:14 PM CT | UNK | 6 WSW Barrett | MN | THE TORNADO WAS WRAPPED IN DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS AND RAIN AS IT RAPIDLY TRACKED NE FOR ROUGHLY 6 MILES TO AROUND 3 SE ELBOW LAKE BY 419 PM CDT. NUMEROUS WOODEN SINGLE AND DOUBLE /X BRACED/ POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED... INCLUDING A NEARLY 2 MILE STRETCH OF DOUBLE POLE STRUCTURES ALONG 240TH ST... AS A BROADER DOWNBURST WIND PATTERN DEVELOPED. NUMEROUS TREES OF ALL KINDS WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. SEVERAL FARM OUT BUILDINGS AND GRAIN BINS WERE DESTROYED. MAX WINDS TO 120 MPH. MAX WIDTH TO 350 YDS. |
May 30, 2022 4:15 PM CT | UNK | 5 S Wendell | MN | THE TORNADO WAS WRAPPED IN DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS AND RAIN AS IT RAPIDLY TRACKED TO THE NE FOR ABOUT 11 MILES... ENDING AROUND 4.3 MILES NNE OF ELBOW LAKE BY 424 PM CDT. NUMEROUS ASH... SPRUCE... COTTONWOOD... AND WILLOW TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. NUMEROUS WOODEN POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED. NUMEROUS FARM OUTBUILDING AND STEEL GRAIN BINS WERE DESTROYED... WITH ROOFING AND WALL PANEL CARRED DOWNWIND FOR A MILE OR MORE. MAX WINDS TO 115 MPH. MAX WIDTH TO 400 YDS. |
May 30, 2022 4:34 PM CT | UNK | 1 WSW Urbank | MN | THE TORNADO WAS WRAPPED IN DAMAGING DOWNBURST WIND AND RAIN AS IT TRACKED RAPIDLY TO THE NNE FOR ROUHGHLY 5 MILES... ENDING ABOUT 4 N URBANK BY 438 PM CDT. NUMEROUS POPLAR... ASH... AND SPRUCE TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG ITS PATH. ONE HOUSE LOST NUMEROUS SHINGLES AND OTHER ROOFING MATERIALS... WHILE A FARM BUILDING HAD SEVERAL METAL ROOFING PANELS TORN OFF AND SPREAD DOWNWIND. MAX WINDS TO 90 MPH. MAX WIDTH TO 200 YDS. |
May 30, 2022 4:35 PM CT | UNK | 1 S Forada | MN | CONFIRMED TORNADO BY LAW ENFORCEMENT... DAMAGED A HOME. |
May 30, 2022 4:58 PM CT | UNK | 2 SE Perham | MN | THE TORNADO WAS WRAPPED IN DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS AND RAIN AS IT RAPIDLY TRACKED TO THE NNE FOR ROUGHLY 5 MILES... INTO AND ACROSS BIG PINE LAKE... BY 504 PM CDT. NUMEROUS POPLAR... ASH... SPRUCE... AND PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONE GARAGE HAD THE FRONT DOOR BLOWN IN AND BACK WALL BLOWN OUT... THOUGH THE ROOF REMAINED INTACT. MAX WINDS TO 100 MPH. MAX WIDTH TO 300 YDS. |
May 30, 2022 4:59 PM CT | UNK | 2 SE Perham | MN | PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO BE 100 MPH... WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 5 MILES AND PATH WIDTH OF 300 YARDS. NUMEROUS POPLAR... ASH... SPRUCE... AND PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED ACROSS THE EASTERN EDGE OF PERHAM AND ALONG THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN SHORES OF BIG PINE LAKE. ONE GARAGE HAD THE FRONT DOORS BLOWN IN AND THE BACK WALL BLOWN OUT BY THE STORM... THOUGH THE ROOF REMAINED INTACT. THE STORM THAT PRODUCED THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO PRODUCE DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS OF FROM 60 TO 80 MPH OVER A BROAD AREA ACROSS BIG PINE LAKE AND FURTHER DOWNSTREAM ACROSS CORLISS TOWNSHIP. |
May 30, 2022 5:00 PM CT | UNK | 2 SSW Eagle Bend | MN | TORNADO RATED EF1 WITH ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WINDS OF 95 MPH. PATH LENGTH 15.4 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 300 YARDS. THE TORNADO TORE THROUGH THE EASTERN SIDE OF EAGLE BEND. IT KNOCKED DOWN OR SNAPPED MANY TREES... PARTIALLY REMOVED ROOFS FROM SEVERAL HOUSES... PEELED TIN OFF THE ROOF OF MULTIPLE SHEDS AND BUILDINGS... AND TOOK THE TOP OFF THREE MASSIVE AND FILLED GRAIN BINS IN EAGLE BEND. IT ENDED ABOUT 4.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STAPLES WHERE THE SCATTERED TREE DAMAGE PATTERN COULD NO LONGER BE DETERMINED TO BE OF TORNADIC ORIGIN. |
May 30, 2022 5:21 PM CT | UNK | 3 W Staples Airport | MN | THIS TORNADO CROSSED FROM TODD COUNTY AND PROCEEDED IN A NORTH-NORTHEAST DIRECTION UNTIL IT CROSSED INTO CASS COUNTY. NUMEROUS WOODEN POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED ALONG THE TORNADO PATH... INCLUDING SINGLE POLES AND A COUPLE OF HIGH VOLTAGE... DOUBLE POLE... STRUCTURES. AT LEAST 3 CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEM WERE TUMBLED AND SEVERAL FARMSTEADS HAD ROOFING MATERIALS TORN OFF OF OUT BUILDINGS. EXTENSIVE PINE TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED AT THE OLD WADENA CAMPGROUND... WHERE SWATHS OF TREES FROM 300 TO 400 YARDS WIDE WERE COMPLETED LAID DOWN IN A CURVILINEAR FASHION BY THE STORM... BOTH THERE AND AT THE DOWNSTREAM BULLARD BLUFF CAMPGROUND. ONE PARK SHELTER AT THE OLD WADENA CAMPSITE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. IN AN OPEN AREA... ROUGHLY A MILE DOWNSTREAM OF THE BULLARD BLUFF CAMPSITE... ONE CABIN WAS RIPPED OPENED... WITH THE ROOF COMPLETELY GONE AND THE EXTERIOR WALLS CAVED IN. DAMAGE CONTINUED ACROSS THE CROW WING RIVER AND ACROSS CR30 /THE CASS COUNTY LINE ROAD/ INTO CASS COUNTY. |
May 30, 2022 5:21 PM CT | UNK | 3 WSW Staples Airport | MN | THE TORNADO WAS WRAPPED IN DOWNBURST WINDS AND RAIN AS IT RAPIDLY TRACKED NNE FROM TODD COUNTY FOR ROUGHLY 9.4 MILES... THEN CROSSED INTO CASS COUNTY ABOUT 5.8 MILES SSE OF OYLEN BY 530 PM CDT. NUMEROUS WOODEN SINGLE AND DOUBLE /X BRACED/ POWER POLES SNAPPED. CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS TUMBLED. OAK... PINE... AND ASH SNAPPED. THE OLD WADENA AND BULLARD BLUFF CAMPGROUNDS HAD SWATHS OF PINE TREES BLOWN DOWN. A CABIN HAD THE ROOF AND SIDEWALLS BLOWN OUT. MAX WINDS TO 130 MPH. MAX WIDTH TO 450 YDS. |
May 30, 2022 5:27 PM CT | UNK | 2 NW Staples Airport | MN | THE TORNADO WAS WRAPPED IN DOWNBURST WIND AND RAIN AS IT RAPIDLY TRACKED TO THE NE FOR ABOUT 2.5 MILE TO AROUND 2 NNE OF STAPLES AIRPORT BY 530 PM CDT. IT APPEARED TO HAVE DEVELOPED ROUGHLY A HALF MILE EAST OF AN EARLIER TORNADO... BASED ON DIVERGENT TREE DAMAGE PATHS AND SUPPORTED BY RADAR DEPICTIONS. THE TORNADO SNAPPED OR UPROOTED SEVERAL POPLAR... ASH... AND SPRUCE TREES ALONG ITS PATH. MAX WINDS TO 90 MPH. MAX WIDTH TO 150 YDS. |
May 30, 2022 5:37 PM CT | UNK | 2 SSW Poplar | MN | BEGINNING OF EF-1 TORNADO WITH MAX WINDS OF 105 MPH. |
May 30, 2022 5:45 PM CT | UNK | 2 NNE Poplar | MN | APPROXIMATE END OF EF 1 TORNADO. PATH LENGTH 4.3 MILES. PATH WIDTH ESTIMATED 500 YARDS. MAX WINDS ESTIMATED 105 MPH. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the May 30, 2022 Alexandria, MN storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Alexandria, MN Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Alexandria, MN region as the May 30, 2022 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Sep 16, 2021 through May 29, 2022, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 2.75". In this set, the strongest related map reached 2.75", and the most recent map shown is from May 29, 2022.
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