A complex of thunderstorms developed over west central Minnesota during the afternoon of Wednesday, July 8th along a cold front. These storms quickly became severe just northwest of Douglas County where a tornado occurred. A few of the storms produced minor wind damage near Hewitt and Bertha, along with quarter size hail near the Todd and Cass County border. The storms moved into east central Minnesota and continued to produce some large hail and damaging winds. A secondary area of storms developed early Thursday morning across southern Minnesota, and moved east-northeast across south central, and into east central Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area. Several large hail stones occurred with these storms; one of the largest, measuring 1.25 inches in diameter, occurred near Hastings.

Hail in SCOTT, MINNESOTA
From 09-JUL-20 03:04:00 to 09-JUL-20 03:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLAKELEY
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A local trained spotter reported dime to occasional quarter size hail in the town of Belle Plaine. Radar indicated that the strongest part of the storm occurred southwest of Belle Plaine which likely had hail stones much larger. There were also strong winds that caused some large branches to be blown down, and it also moved outdoor furniture.

Hail in HENNEPIN, MINNESOTA
From 09-JUL-20 03:45:00 to 09-JUL-20 03:48:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLOOMINGTON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A swath of large hail, up to quarter size, fell on the south side of Hennepin County around Bloomington, to Richfield.

Hail in DAKOTA, MINNESOTA
From 09-JUL-20 04:43:00 to 09-JUL-20 04:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: HASTINGS
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Hail in MORRISON, MINNESOTA
From 08-JUL-20 18:20:00 to 08-JUL-20 18:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: LINCOLN
Magnitude: 2.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Picture of 2.5 inch hail on the west side of lake Shamineau.

Hail in TODD, MINNESOTA
From 08-JUL-20 17:55:00 to 08-JUL-20 17:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: BERTHA
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

No major damage around Hewitt or Bertha but a few hail stones of 3/4 of an inch fell in the area, and some small tree limbs blown down between Hewitt and Bertha.

High Wind in DOUGLAS, MINNESOTA
From 09-JUL-20 01:30:00 to 09-JUL-20 01:40:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

The Alexandria airport measured a wind gust of 59 mph that was associated with a decaying thunderstorm. There was a period of 10 to 15 minutes that winds were sustained at 30 to 45 mph along with light to moderate showers.

Thunderstorm Wind in MILLE LACS, MINNESOTA
From 08-JUL-20 19:25:00 to 08-JUL-20 19:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: OPSTEAD
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

There were numerous downed trees along the Aitkin/Mille Lacs County line. Some landed on power lines, and a boat flipped out of the water.

Thunderstorm Wind in HENNEPIN, MINNESOTA
From 09-JUL-20 03:45:00 to 09-JUL-20 03:48:00 (CST-6)
Location: RICHFIELD
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A few large tree limbs were blown down between 84th and 85th Street along Blaisdell Ave South in Bloomington.

Hail in SCOTT, MINNESOTA
From 09-JUL-20 03:51:00 to 09-JUL-20 03:51:00 (CST-6)
Location: NEW PRAGUE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in TODD, MINNESOTA
From 08-JUL-20 18:02:00 to 08-JUL-20 18:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: PHILBROOK
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

There were several reports of quarter size hail just north of the Todd/Cass County border, and also southeast into northeast Todd County.

Hail in DAKOTA, MINNESOTA
From 09-JUL-20 04:40:00 to 09-JUL-20 04:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: HASTINGS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in HENNEPIN, MINNESOTA
From 09-JUL-20 03:54:00 to 09-JUL-20 03:54:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLOOMINGTON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Funnel Cloud in TODD, MINNESOTA
From 08-JUL-20 19:46:00 to 08-JUL-20 19:48:00 (CST-6)
Location: HEWITT
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

A storm chaser reported a funnel cloud and provided video. The funnel cloud may have made ground contact, but it was not possible to determine that from the video or in discussions with the chaser. Nor was there any damage reported, so this was documented as a funnel cloud.

Hail in MORRISON, MINNESOTA
From 08-JUL-20 18:05:00 to 08-JUL-20 18:08:00 (CST-6)
Location: MOTLEY
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

There were several reports of quarter size hail just north of the Morrison/Cass County border and also southeast into northwest Morrison County.

Hail in ISANTI, MINNESOTA
From 09-JUL-20 02:55:00 to 09-JUL-20 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: ISANTI
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

There was a lot of smaller hail, but a few hail stones were as large as half dollar size.