Torndoes skip through west metro Saturday evening
Storms rapidly deveopled around 8pm Saturday evening in the west metro. Around 8:30pm, the first tornado touchdown was reported near Mound on the west end of Lake Minnetonka. Possible tornado damage was also reported in Orono, Long Lake and Plymouth.
NWS survey teams will be out Sunday to determine the number of tornadoes and EF Scale intensity.
Here are the storm reports as the storm moved through the northern metro and into Wisconsin.
It appears as if the best chance of severe weather Sunday will favor southeast Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin.
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1103 PM CDT SAT AUG 08 2009
0833 PM TORNADO 1 N MOUND 44.94N 93.66W
08/08/2009 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0834 PM TORNADO MOUND 44.93N 93.66W
08/08/2009 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
LOCATED ALONG NORTH DRIVE IN NORTH ARM.
0837 PM TORNADO 1 W LONG LAKE 44.99N 93.59W
08/08/2009 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0837 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 WSW PLYMOUTH 45.01N 93.52W
08/08/2009 HENNEPIN MN NWS EMPLOYEE
0850 PM FUNNEL CLOUD PLYMOUTH 45.02N 93.46W
08/08/2009 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL SIGHTED AT INTERSECTION OF 494 AND HIGHWAY 55.
0855 PM FUNNEL CLOUD PLYMOUTH 45.02N 93.46W
08/08/2009 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL SIGHTED JUST EAST OF INTERSECTION OF 494 AND
ROCKFORD ROAD.
0904 PM FUNNEL CLOUD PLYMOUTH 45.02N 93.46W
08/08/2009 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUD APPROACHING COUNTY ROAD 169 ALONG COUNTY
ROAD 9.
0906 PM TSTM WND DMG PLYMOUTH 45.02N 93.46W
08/08/2009 HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
TWO AND ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN NEAR
INTERSECTION OF 101N AND 26TH AVENUE.
0930 PM HEAVY RAIN SPRING LAKE PARK 45.12N 93.25W
08/08/2009 M0.00 INCH ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE FOOT OF WATER MOVING OVER CURB NEAR INTERSECTION OF
81ST AND AND CENTRAL.
0941 PM HEAVY RAIN BLAINE 45.17N 93.21W
08/08/2009 M0.00 INCH ANOKA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER OVER CURBS NEAR BLAINE/LINO LAKE
BORDER.
1003 PM HEAVY RAIN HUGO 45.16N 92.96W
08/08/2009 E0.00 INCH WASHINGTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
STREET FLOODING REPORTED NEAR INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 61
AND COUNTY ROAD 147.
1010 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 NW HUDSON 44.98N 92.76W
08/08/2009 ST. CROIX WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
1010 PM TSTM WND DMG LONG LAKE 44.99N 93.57W
08/08/2009 HENNEPIN MN BROADCAST MEDIA
ROOF PEELED OFF BUILDING, SIGN TOPPLED FROM LIQUOR STORE,
CAR WINDOW SMASHED. REPORT FROM KARE11 TV.
1012 PM TSTM WND DMG PLYMOUTH 45.02N 93.46W
08/08/2009 HENNEPIN MN BROADCAST MEDIA
MINOR DAMAGE TO HOME AS REPORTED ON KARE11 TV
1037 PM HAIL NEW RICHMOND 45.12N 92.54W
08/08/2009 M0.50 INCH ST. CROIX WI TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTED BY AIRPORT MANAGER.
1037 PM TSTM WND DMG PLYMOUTH 45.02N 93.46W
08/08/2009 HENNEPIN MN BROADCAST MEDIA
VERY LARGE TREE TOPPLED ON 25TH AVENUE. REPORTED ON KARE
11 TV.
1040 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N BURKHARDT 45.05N 92.67W
08/08/2009 ST. CROIX WI COUNTY OFFICIAL
NUMEROUS POWER LINES AND TREES TOPPLED IN ST JOSEPH
TOWNSHIP NEAR OAKWOOD LANE. HOME OWNER AT 1223 OAKWOOD
LANE REPORTED GARAGE RIPPED APART AND BOAT SUCKED AWAY.