Minnesota Hail and Storm Damage Repair

Tornado Touchdown in St. Michael Minnesota

First Minnesota Tornado of 2011? Thanks to WeatherNation meteorologist Todd Nelson for having the foresight to sit out on his deck and capture a funnel/tornado earlier this evening – looks like minor damage in the St. Michael area. My kind of chasing – while sitting on the deck. Good grief. I have a hunch we’ll see a lot of hail reports on Wednesday, numerous 1-2.5″ diameter hail reports from Chanhassen and Eden Prairie to downtown Minneapolis Tuesday evening. Tornado Watch remains in effect for much of central and eastern Minnesota until midnight.

* AT 756 PM CDT…TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ONE MILE SOUTH OF ST MICHAEL.  RADAR ALSO SHOWED THIS TORNADO NEAR ST MICHAEL…OR 10 MILES EAST OF BUFFALO…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* 2.5″ hail reported at Golden Valley.

* 1.75″ diameter hail at Minneapolis (Target Field).

* Reports of a possible funnel cloud near Hopkins.

First Minnesota Tornado of 2011?

Serious Hail. Todd Nelson passed along these photos of large hail in the St. Michael area Tuesday evening.

Source: StarTribune