Flash Flooding, Hail, Power Outages Reported Following Overnight Storms

Originally published 7:01 a.m. June 24th, 2022

Updated 2:33 p.m. June 24th, 2022

(KNSI) — Heavy rain and thunderstorms seemed to park themselves over central Minnesota pummeling the area with heavy rain for 12 hours Thursday night into Friday morning.

High winds, large hail, tree damage, power outages, and flash flooding reports are all associated with these storms. Radar showed the line of storms back building into a training effect where they keep developing over the same area. Some reports have come in for anywhere from four to seven inches of rain overnight. The St. Cloud Regional Airport reported 2.99″ as of 5:00 a.m. Water flowed over the median on Division Street in St. Cloud overnight. Cars and trucks appeared to look like boats making a wake and leaving waves in their path.

It appears some of the heaviest weather Friday will affect already storm battered parts of the state. The Storm Precidtion Center says there is an Enhanced Risk of severe weather in roughly the northwest quarter of Minnesota. A Slight Risk of severe weather starts at about Ely and cuts through central and southwestern Minnesota today. There is a Marginal Risk of severe weather in eastern and southern Minnesota through western Wisconsin. The main hazards with the storms later today are large hail and damaging winds, but forecasters say a tornado or two can’t be ruled out. There is also a flood watch in effect from 10:00 p.m. Friday through at least Saturday morning. The National Weather Service says have a way to get warnings.

These morning storms will also bring little in the way of relief from the sweltering weather. Hot and humid conditions will persist Friday before another round. The heat will break Sunday as cool, dry air moves in. Highs are expected to be in the low 70s with gusty northwest winds.

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