Severe thunderstorms moved along a stationary front over southern Minnesota during the late evening hours on May 2nd producing large hail and high winds over portions of Dodge and Wabasha Counties. The hail ranged in size from one inch in diameter near Bear Valley (Wabasha County) to golf ball size hail in the city of Wabasha (Wabasha County). A wind gust of 74 mph was also reported in the Wabasha, MN area.

Hail in DODGE, MINNESOTA
From 02-MAY-12 18:00:00 to 02-MAY-12 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: RICE LAKE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Pea to nickel size hail covered the ground across far northwest Dodge County.

Hail in WABASHA, MINNESOTA
From 02-MAY-12 19:25:00 to 02-MAY-12 19:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: BEAR VLY
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in WABASHA, MINNESOTA
From 02-MAY-12 19:33:00 to 02-MAY-12 19:33:00 (CST-6)
Location: OAK CENTER
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Hail in WABASHA, MINNESOTA
From 02-MAY-12 19:49:00 to 02-MAY-12 19:49:00 (CST-6)
Location: WEST ALBAN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in WABASHA, MINNESOTA
From 02-MAY-12 20:14:00 to 02-MAY-12 20:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: READS LNDG
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Hail in WABASHA, MINNESOTA
From 02-MAY-12 20:15:00 to 02-MAY-12 20:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: DUMFRIES
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Hail in WABASHA, MINNESOTA
From 02-MAY-12 18:32:00 to 02-MAY-12 18:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: PLAINVIEW
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Thunderstorm Wind in WABASHA, MINNESOTA
From 02-MAY-12 20:20:00 to 02-MAY-12 20:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: WABASHA
Magnitude: 64.00 MG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A wind gust to 74 mph was measured in the city of Wabasha which blew trees down and caused power outages.

Hail in WABASHA, MINNESOTA
From 02-MAY-12 20:17:00 to 02-MAY-12 20:17:00 (CST-6)
Location: READS LNDG
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 3.60K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Golf ball size hail was reported along with an estimated wind gust of 50 miles per hour on County Road 10 two miles west of Wabasha.

Hail in WABASHA, MINNESOTA
From 02-MAY-12 19:38:00 to 02-MAY-12 19:38:00 (CST-6)
Location: OAK CENTER
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Hail in WABASHA, MINNESOTA
From 02-MAY-12 19:45:00 to 02-MAY-12 19:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: OAK CENTER
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Flash Flood in WABASHA, MINNESOTA
From 02-MAY-12 20:00:00 to 02-MAY-12 23:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: BELLECHESTER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 60.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Locally heavy rains across the north half of Wabasha County produced mudslides on U.S. Highway 61, caused water to go over County Road 15 at the intersection with U.S. Highway 63 and flooded basements.

Thunderstorm Wind in WABASHA, MINNESOTA
From 02-MAY-12 20:18:00 to 02-MAY-12 20:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: OAK CENTER
Magnitude: 59.00 EG
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 315.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

As a severe thunderstorm moved across the northern section of Wabasha County it dropped large hail damaging around 30 percent of the county's alfalfa crop. On farms near Lake City, up to 80 percent of the alfalfa crop was damaged, one cow was killed and irrigation systems were twisted by the wind.

Hail in WABASHA, MINNESOTA
From 02-MAY-12 18:28:00 to 02-MAY-12 18:28:00 (CST-6)
Location: PLAINVIEW
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in WABASHA, MINNESOTA
From 02-MAY-12 20:22:00 to 02-MAY-12 20:22:00 (CST-6)
Location: KELLOGG
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A Minnesota Department of Transportation automated weather observing equipment measured a wind gust of 64 miles per hour near Kellogg.