St. Louis storm history

On the morning of July 19, 2021, between 10 and 10:30am CDT, a line of sub-severe thunderstorms caused a canoe with two occupants to capsize. Neither were wearing life jackets and one of the two occupants drowned. The incident occurred on Loon Lake east of Crane Lake, Minnesota, …

Marginally severe storms moved through the area during the early afternoon hours leading to sporadic downed trees. Following the storms, a homeowner was on his roof removing a downed tree when he lost his footing and fell approximately 20 feet to the ground and landing on a propa…

A boy died from injuries sustained from a lightning strike that hit the water near him. Four others in his boating party were injured.

Three youth who were part of an Outward Bound group of 8 were injured by an indirect lightning strike Sunday night while camped along Sunday Bay on Crooked Lake, along the U.S.-Canada border north of Ely. Three students in the group sustained injuries ranging from superficial bur…

Above normal snowfall for the 2021-2022 season was observed across northern portions of Koochiching and St. Louis counties and much of that remained on the ground into April. Heavy rainfall then fell on top of that above normal snowpack at the end of April and sent abnormally hig…

A spruce tree six to 12 inches in diameter was damaged along Graff Road.

Twelve trees 6 to twelve inches in diameter were down on the east side of Rasmussen Road south of Prairie River. Most trees fell to the northeast.

An 18 inch diameter spruce tree was blown down. A tree top was down on Moen Road as well.

Tree branches were down and a tree downed a powerline onto a nearby resident's deck.

A few trees were down on a parking lot. A few poplar tree tops were snapped as well.

A tree was down on a powerline with both lying across Highway 8.

A tree was down on Highway 73 near mile marker 46.

A tree was broken during the storm.

A tree was down across the road.

Three large trees were down along with numerous large branches in town. Some minor street flooding as well.

Multiple healthy large tree branches were down and one tree trunk snapped within a couple blocks radius.

A large tree branch was snapped. The branch looked somewhat rotten but the tree was healthy.

A photo was received showing an uprooted tree that had fallen onto a street.

Photos were received of a couple of uprooted and broken trees.

A tree fell at a campground on Stubler Lake landing on a tent and injuring a 7 year old boy.

Whiteside Park webcam showed curb to curb flooding on Sheridan St.

Curb to curb flooding and water surrounding businesses was reported around North Central Ave. and West Sheridan St.

Large tree was down across Comstock Road.

A structure fire was reported following a lightning strike.

A few small trees were down with some small debris being picked up by the winds as well.

A mature hardwood tree was blown down.

A dock was flipped along with some damage to a pontoon boat. A few trees were down as well.

Several medium to large spruce trees were snapped at the base.

Trees were down on powerlines.

Trees were down on powerlines.

Trees were reported down on powerlines.

A few trees were down on a house.

Three medium to small trees were snapped near the base.

A large maple tree was down across a house.

Multiple trees were snapped and twisted near base, taking down several powerlines. A path of damage about 30 yards wide was observed.

Many hard and softwood trees were snapped with some trees on powerlines on Highway 8.

A large tree was partially blocking road with another tree partially on guide wires.

A tree fell on powerlines and was partially on a house roof as well.

A tree fell on a powerline and briefly started a grass fire that was put out by rain.