A strong low pressure system pushed across south central Canada on Tuesday (July 14th), and its trough of low pressure developed strong thunderstorms over the southern Red River Valley and West Central Minnesota. Heavy rains from a large cluster of storms caused some flooding across the southern Valley and parts of West Central Minnesota, including Wadena County.

Hail in GRANT, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-09 16:05:00 to 14-JUL-09 16:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: ERDAHL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Hail in WADENA, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-09 14:45:00 to 14-JUL-09 14:47:00 (CST-6)
Location: ALDRICH
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: Public

Pea to dime sized hail fell for one to two minutes.

Heavy Rain in OTTER TAIL, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-09 12:26:00 to 14-JUL-09 15:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: FERGUS FALLS
Reported by: COOP Observer

Roughly 3.20 inches of rain fell in a 3 hour time period.

Hail in GRANT, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-09 16:00:00 to 14-JUL-09 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: BARRETT
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: Public

Hail in GRANT, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-09 16:00:00 to 14-JUL-09 16:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: ERDAHL
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: Public

Nickel sized hail fell for ten minutes.

Thunderstorm Wind in WADENA, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-09 14:45:00 to 14-JUL-09 14:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: ALDRICH
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Public

Several large 6 to 8 inch diameter tree limbs were broken down. The high wind was followed by a minute or two of pea to dime sized hail.

Flash Flood in WADENA, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-09 17:00:00 to 14-JUL-09 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: STAPLES
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 10.00K
Reported by: Public

Flooding occurred to several fields, yards, and access roads across fields in extreme southeastern Thomastown township, north of the community of Staples.

Heavy Rain in OTTER TAIL, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-09 12:58:00 to 14-JUL-09 15:58:00 (CST-6)
Location: OTTERTAIL
Reported by: COOP Observer

Roughly 3.50 inches of rain fell in a 3 hour period.

Heavy Rain in OTTER TAIL, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-09 12:00:00 to 14-JUL-09 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: NEW YORK MILLS
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Approximately 3.47 inches of rain fell in three separate events between noon and 4 pm CST.

Heavy Rain in WADENA, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-09 12:00:00 to 14-JUL-09 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: WADENA
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Approximately 3.65 inches of rain fell between noon and 4 pm CST.

Heavy Rain in WADENA, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-09 12:00:00 to 14-JUL-09 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: SEBEKA
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Approximately 2.32 inches of rain fell between noon and 4 pm CST.

Thunderstorm Wind in BELTRAMI, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-09 15:32:00 to 14-JUL-09 15:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLACKDUCK
Magnitude: 43.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A boat with four occupants aboard overturned on Blackduck Lake, due to a combination of factors. The lake was rough at the time, but weather was not the main issue. However, thunderstorm winds did hamper rescue efforts following the accident. Two of the occupants were rescued but two others drowned.

Heavy Rain in WILKIN, MINNESOTA
From 14-JUL-09 12:00:00 to 14-JUL-09 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: BRECKENRIDGE
Reported by: Newspaper

Quite a bit of rain fell across the Breckenridge area. Approximately 3.05 inches of rain was measured at the Breckenridge water plant. This caused ponding of water in low spots at the Wilkin County Fair.