Hail Map for St. James, MN

Hail and Wind Damage Spotted near St. James, MN

Date / Time	Report Details
8/5/2024 5:55 PM CDT	The tornado warning that was previously in effect has been reissued for eastern watonwan county and is in effect until 630 pm cdt. please refer to that bulletin for the latest severe weather information. a tornado watch remains in effect until midnight cdt for south central minnesota. to report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. they will relay your report to the national weather service the twin cities. remember, a tornado warning still remains in effect for eastern watonwan county.
8/5/2024 5:44 PM CDT	At 544 pm cdt, a confirmed tornado was located near st. james, or 21 miles south of new ulm, moving southeast at 25 mph (weather spotters confirmed tornado). Hazards include damaging tornado. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. tree damage is likely. This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of central watonwan county, including the following locations, st james airport and grogan.
8/5/2024 5:34 PM CDT	Tormpx the national weather service in the twin cities has issued a * tornado warning for, central watonwan county in south central minnesota, * until 600 pm cdt. * at 533 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near st. james, or 20 miles southwest of new ulm, moving southeast at 25 mph (weather spotters reported funnel cloud). Hazards include tornado. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. tree damage is likely. this dangerous storm will be near, st. james around 540 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include st james airport and grogan.
6/17/2024 3:39 AM CDT	At 339 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles southeast of butterfield to near welcome to near okamanpedan lake, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. these severe storms will be near, fairmont, st. james, iowa lake, and okamanpedan lake around 345 am cdt. truman around 350 am cdt. lewisville around 355 am cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include fairmont airport, dunnell, northrop, ormsby, st james airport, granada, echols, east chain, grogan, and imogene.
6/17/2024 3:18 AM CDT	Svrmpx the national weather service in the twin cities has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for, martin county in south central minnesota, watonwan county in south central minnesota, * until 415 am cdt. * at 318 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near mountain lake to 5 miles east of jackson in jackson county to superior, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. severe thunderstorms will be near, sherburn and trimont around 325 am cdt. welcome and butterfield around 330 am cdt. ceylon and okamanpedan lake around 335 am cdt. fairmont and st. james around 340 am cdt. iowa lake around 345 am cdt. truman and lewisville around 350 am cdt. other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include fairmont airport, dunnell, northrop, ormsby, st james airport, granada, echols, east chain, grogan, and imogene. This includes interstate 90 between mile markers 82 and 112.
8/11/2023 5:54 PM CDT	Power lines were reported down in st. jame in watonwan county MN, 0.2 miles NE of St. James, MN
8/11/2023 5:30 PM CDT	At 530 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near st. james, or 21 miles northwest of fairmont, moving east at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, truman and lewisville around 545 pm cdt. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 1. 25 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
8/10/2023 11:41 PM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern brown, western blue earth and watonwan counties will expire at 1145 pm cdt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 200 am cdt for south central minnesota.
8/10/2023 11:23 PM CDT	At 1123 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near lake crystal, or 14 miles southeast of new ulm, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated, along with a measured gust of 56 mph at new ulm earlier). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, lake crystal and good thunder. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, <. 75 in wind threat, observed max wind gust, 60 mph.
8/10/2023 11:01 PM CDT	At 1101 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near hanska, or 8 miles south of new ulm, moving southeast at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, courtland around 1105 pm cdt. madelia around 1110 pm cdt. lake crystal around 1120 pm cdt. other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include vernon center and good thunder. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, <. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
7/5/2022 5:39 PM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for southwestern blue earth and watonwan counties will expire at 545 pm cdt, the storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however heavy rain is still possible with this thunderstorm. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 pm cdt for south central minnesota.
7/5/2022 5:24 PM CDT	At 523 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over madelia, or 18 miles south of new ulm, moving east at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, st. james, lake crystal, madelia, butterfield, lewisville, south branch, ormsby, darfur, odin, la salle, sveadahl and st james airport. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 1. 00 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
7/5/2022 5:03 PM CDT	At 503 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near madelia, or 17 miles south of new ulm, moving east at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
5/30/2022 5:35 PM CDT	Trees down and roof damage. time estimated from rada in watonwan county MN, 0.2 miles NE of St. James, MN
5/30/2022 5:21 PM CDT	At 521 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near morgan to 8 miles east of comfrey to 6 miles northwest of trimont, moving northeast at 70 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. these severe storms will be near, morgan around 525 pm cdt. other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include sleepy eye, st. James, fairfax, hector, gibbon, buffalo lake, hanska, winthrop, new ulm and lafayette.
5/30/2022 5:06 PM CDT	At 505 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of jeffers to mountain lake to near jackson in jackson county, moving northeast at 70 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. severe thunderstorms will be near, springfield and comfrey around 515 pm cdt. trimont around 520 pm cdt. sleepy eye and morgan around 525 pm cdt. other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include butterfield, franklin, new ulm, st. James, fairfax, lafayette, winthrop, hector, gibbon, buffalo lake and hanska.
5/30/2022 3:54 AM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for northern martin, southwestern brown and watonwan counties will expire at 400 am cdt, the storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 am cdt for south central and southwestern minnesota.
5/30/2022 3:39 AM CDT	At 338 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of jeffers to 6 miles west of trimont, moving east at 70 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, st. james, sleepy eye, springfield, truman, trimont, butterfield, comfrey, lewisville, south branch, ormsby, darfur and odin. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, <. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
5/30/2022 3:29 AM CDT	At 329 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles southwest of echo to near jackson in jackson county, moving northeast at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, redwood falls, st. James, sleepy eye, springfield, sherburn, truman, morgan, lamberton, trimont, wabasso, welcome and butterfield.
5/30/2022 3:02 AM CDT	At 301 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near camden state park to round lake, moving northeast at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts. Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
5/29/2022 6:41 AM CDT	At 641 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near st. james, or 20 miles southwest of new ulm, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. Damage to vehicles is expected. this severe thunderstorm will be near, madelia around 650 am cdt. hanska around 655 am cdt. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 1. 00 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, <50 mph.
5/12/2022 7:52 PM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for blue earth and watonwan counties will expire at 800 pm cdt, the storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms. a tornado watch remains in effect until midnight cdt for south central minnesota.
5/12/2022 7:28 PM CDT	At 728 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near lake crystal to near amboy, moving east at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. these severe storms will be near, mankato around 740 pm cdt. mapleton and good thunder around 745 pm cdt. other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include sveadahl, skyline, grogan, mankato airport, st james airport, garden city, darfur, la salle, echols and judson. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, <. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
5/12/2022 7:02 PM CDT	At 702 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles west of hanska to ceylon, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. severe thunderstorms will be near, fairmont around 710 pm cdt. courtland around 720 pm cdt. lake crystal around 730 pm cdt. elmore around 740 pm cdt. mankato around 745 pm cdt. frost around 750 pm cdt. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, <. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
5/12/2022 6:20 PM CDT	At 620 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near echo to near storden to near spirit lake, moving northeast at 70 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts. Expect considerable tree damage. damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. these severe storms will be near, echo around 625 pm cdt. sacred heart around 630 pm cdt. renville and comfrey around 635 pm cdt. springfield around 640 pm cdt. sherburn around 645 pm cdt. sleepy eye and trimont around 650 pm cdt. truman around 700 pm cdt. lewisville around 705 pm cdt. thunderstorm damage threat, considerable hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, <. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 70 mph.
5/12/2022 6:02 PM CDT	At 602 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near camden state park to 5 miles south of fulda to 6 miles southeast of ocheyedan, moving northeast at 75 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. severe thunderstorms will be near, wood lake and echo around 625 pm cdt. springfield, sherburn, sacred heart and comfrey around 635 pm cdt. renville and trimont around 640 pm cdt. sleepy eye and olivia around 645 pm cdt. new ulm, truman and lewisville around 655 pm cdt. madelia around 700 pm cdt. thunderstorm damage threat, considerable hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 1. 00 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 70 mph.
5/11/2022 6:52 PM CDT	At 652 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over st. james, or 22 miles south of new ulm, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. this severe thunderstorm will be near, lewisville around 705 pm cdt. madelia around 710 pm cdt. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include lake crystal and vernon center.
5/11/2022 6:47 PM CDT	At 647 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near hanska, or 12 miles southwest of new ulm, moving northeast at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. locations impacted include, new ulm, st. James, madelia, butterfield, hanska, lewisville, south branch, ormsby, darfur, odin, la salle and sveadahl.
5/11/2022 6:46 PM CDT	At 646 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 6 miles southeast of sleepy eye, or 12 miles southwest of new ulm, moving northeast at 55 mph (radar indicated rotation). Hazards include tornado and quarter size hail. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. tree damage is likely. locations impacted include, new ulm, st. James, sleepy eye, madelia, butterfield, hanska, darfur, la salle, sveadahl, essig, new ulm airport and st james airport.
5/11/2022 6:29 PM CDT	At 629 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near comfrey, or 15 miles northeast of windom, moving northeast at 55 mph (radar indicated rotation). Hazards include tornado and quarter size hail. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.
5/11/2022 6:22 PM CDT	At 622 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near comfrey, or 16 miles northeast of windom, moving northeast at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include, hanska and new ulm.
5/11/2022 6:16 PM CDT	At 616 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near mountain lake, or 13 miles northeast of windom, moving northeast at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, butterfield around 620 pm cdt. comfrey around 625 pm cdt. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include hanska and new ulm.
5/11/2022 1:56 PM CDT	The tornado warning for northwestern martin and southeastern watonwan counties will expire at 200 pm cdt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however small hail is still possible with this thunderstorm. a tornado watch remains in effect until 900 pm cdt for south central minnesota. to report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. they will relay your report to the national weather service the twin cities.
5/11/2022 1:46 PM CDT	At 146 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near trimont, or 14 miles northwest of fairmont, moving northeast at 20 mph (radar indicated rotation). Hazards include tornado and quarter size hail. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. tree damage is likely. locations impacted include, st. James, truman, trimont, south branch, ormsby and echols.
5/11/2022 1:31 PM CDT	At 131 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over trimont, or 13 miles northwest of fairmont, moving northeast at 20 mph (radar indicated rotation). Hazards include tornado and quarter size hail. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. tree damage is likely. This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern martin and southeastern watonwan counties, including the following locations, ormsby, foxlake, echols and south branch.
4/12/2022 6:57 PM CDT	At 657 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of amboy, or 17 miles northeast of fairmont, moving north at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, vernon center around 705 pm cdt. lake crystal around 715 pm cdt. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 1. 00 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
8/28/2021 6:53 PM CDT	At 653 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles north of madelia to near butterfield, moving east at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, st. james, lake crystal, madelia, mapleton, st. clair, butterfield, good thunder, amboy, vernon center, lewisville, garden city and south branch. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, <. 75 in wind threat, observed max wind gust, 60 mph.
8/28/2021 6:50 PM CDT	Trees down in st. jame in watonwan county MN, 0.7 miles SSW of St. James, MN
8/28/2021 6:38 PM CDT	At 638 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles west of hanska to near mountain lake, moving east at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, st. james, lewisville, madelia, vernon center, lake crystal, good thunder and st. clair. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, <. 75 in wind threat, observed max wind gust, 60 mph.
8/28/2021 6:26 PM CDT	At 624 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near comfrey to near kilen woods state park, moving east at 50 mph. at 615 pm cdt a 66 mph wind gust was observed near windom, mn (automated observation). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts. Expect considerable tree damage. damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. severe thunderstorms will be near, butterfield around 630 pm cdt. st. james around 640 pm cdt. other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include trimont, madelia, lake crystal, truman, good thunder, winnebago, amboy, st. clair, easton and delavan. thunderstorm damage threat, considerable hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, <. 75 in wind threat, observed max wind gust, 70 mph.
9/6/2020 1:43 AM CDT	At 143 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near st. james, or 21 miles northwest of fairmont, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe storm will be near, truman and lewisville around 200 am cdt. vernon center around 215 am cdt. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include ormsby, st james airport, grogan, echols, south branch and odin.
9/6/2020 1:30 AM CDT	At 130 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near butterfield, or 14 miles east of windom, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, st. james around 145 am cdt. truman and lewisville around 200 am cdt. vernon center around 215 am cdt. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include ormsby, st james airport, grogan, echols, south branch and odin.
7/11/2020 3:36 PM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern martin and southern watonwan counties will expire at 345 pm cdt, the storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 pm cdt for south central minnesota.
7/11/2020 2:57 PM CDT	At 257 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over mountain lake, or 12 miles northeast of windom, moving southeast at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
6/21/2020 4:38 PM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for south central watonwan county will expire at 445 pm cdt, the storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however heavy rain is still possible with this thunderstorm. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1100 pm cdt for south central minnesota.
6/21/2020 4:16 PM CDT	At 416 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near st. james, or 21 miles northwest of fairmont, moving northeast at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include half dollar size hail. Damage to vehicles is expected. locations impacted include, st. James, south branch and echols.
6/21/2020 3:59 PM CDT	The national weather service in the twin cities has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for. north central martin county in south central minnesota. southwestern watonwan county in south central minnesota. until 445 pm cdt. At 359 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near butterfield,.
6/2/2020 5:14 PM CDT	At 514 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near lewisville, or 22 miles north of fairmont, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
9/24/2019 6:25 PM CDT	At 624 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near nicollet to near courtland to near st. james, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, st. James, lake crystal, madelia, courtland, hanska, judson, la salle, grogan, st james airport and searles.
9/24/2019 6:10 PM CDT	At 610 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near courtland to hanska to near butterfield, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, st. James, lake crystal, madelia, courtland, butterfield, hanska, judson, darfur, odin, la salle, sveadahl and st james airport.
9/24/2019 5:58 PM CDT	At 557 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near hanska to 8 miles north of st. james to near mountain lake, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
8/18/2019 12:04 AM CDT	At 1155 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near comfrey to 7 miles west of truman, moving east at 55 mph (public). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, st. James, sleepy eye, madelia, springfield, butterfield, hanska, comfrey, lewisville, south branch, darfur, odin and la salle.
8/18/2019 12:03 AM CDT	Powerlines down in st james - delayed report... time estimated from rada in watonwan county MN, 0.2 miles NE of St. James, MN
8/17/2019 11:55 PM CDT	A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect until 1215 am cdt for brown and watonwan counties. at 1155 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near comfrey to 7 miles west of truman, moving east at 55 mph. hazard. 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
8/17/2019 11:26 PM CDT	At 1125 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near storden to near lakefield, moving northeast at 60 mph (public). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
7/20/2019 10:15 AM CDT	Pine tree uprooted and large branches dow in watonwan county MN, 0.6 miles SSE of St. James, MN
7/20/2019 10:06 AM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for western martin, brown and watonwan counties will expire at 1015 am cdt, the storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 400 pm cdt for south central and southwestern minnesota.
7/20/2019 9:55 AM CDT	Spotter estimates gusts to around 60mph... power knocked out in st. james are in watonwan county MN, 0.2 miles NE of St. James, MN
7/20/2019 9:19 AM CDT	At 919 am cdt, severe thunderstorms was located near heron lake, or 8 miles west of windom, moving east at 45 mph. these storms have a history of producing wing gusts of 60 to 70 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
7/1/2019 3:57 PM CDT	At 357 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near st. james, or 23 miles north of fairmont, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe storm will be near, lewisville around 405 pm cdt. madelia around 410 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include sveadahl, grogan, st james airport, la salle, echols, south branch and odin.
7/1/2019 3:44 PM CDT	At 344 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near butterfield, or 20 miles east of windom, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe storm will be near, st. james around 350 pm cdt. madelia and lewisville around 410 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include sveadahl, grogan, st james airport, darfur, la salle, echols, south branch and odin.
7/1/2019 3:27 PM CDT	At 326 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over mountain lake, or 10 miles northeast of windom, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, butterfield around 340 pm cdt. st. james around 355 pm cdt. lewisville around 410 pm cdt. madelia around 415 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include sveadahl, grogan, st james airport, darfur, la salle, echols, south branch and odin.
6/27/2019 8:21 AM CDT	At 821 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near sleepy eye, or 7 miles west of new ulm, moving northeast at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, new ulm, st. James, sleepy eye, madelia, springfield, morgan, butterfield, hanska, comfrey, lewisville, south branch and clements.
6/27/2019 7:49 AM CDT	At 748 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near jeffers, or 14 miles north of windom, moving northeast at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
6/20/2019 7:12 PM CDT	Storm damage reported in watonwan county MN, 3.9 miles W of St. James, MN
6/20/2019 7:09 PM CDT	Golf Ball sized hail reported 0.2 miles NE of St. James, MN
6/20/2019 6:56 PM CDT	At 656 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near st. james, or 23 miles southwest of new ulm, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated rotation). Hazards include tornado and golf ball size hail. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. tree damage is likely. this dangerous storm will be near, st. james around 705 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include echols and south branch.
6/20/2019 6:46 PM CDT	At 646 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of comfrey, or 19 miles southwest of new ulm, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, st. james around 705 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include sveadahl, st james airport and echols.
4/17/2019 7:55 AM CDT	Quarter sized hail reported 2.1 miles SE of St. James, MN, reported via twitter.
9/17/2018 4:27 PM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for eastern sibley, southeastern brown, blue earth, northern watonwan and nicollet counties will expire at 430 pm cdt, the severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
9/17/2018 4:21 PM CDT	At 420 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over st. peter, or 12 miles north of mankato, moving east at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, mankato, north mankato, st. peter, st. James, lake crystal, madelia, gaylord, arlington, mapleton, nicollet, henderson and courtland.
9/17/2018 4:13 PM CDT	At 411 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near nicollet, or 13 miles east of new ulm, moving east at 60 mph (wind gust of 59 mph observed at new ulm. otherwise, radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, mankato, new ulm, north mankato, st. peter, st. James, lake crystal, madelia, gaylord, arlington, mapleton, winthrop and nicollet.
9/17/2018 4:03 PM CDT	At 403 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near courtland, or near new ulm, moving east at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
8/27/2018 4:08 PM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for southwestern faribault, martin and watonwan counties will expire at 415 pm cdt, the storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 pm cdt for south central minnesota. to report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. they will relay your report to the national weather service the twin cities.
8/27/2018 3:57 PM CDT	At 356 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from madelia to near winnebago, moving northeast at 55 mph (public). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern faribault, martin and watonwan counties, including the following locations, fairmont airport, huntley, northrop, ormsby, st james airport, granada, echols, east chain, grogan and imogene.
8/27/2018 3:48 PM CDT	At 335 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from echols to near fairmont, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. these severe storms will be near, lewisville around 345 pm cdt. madelia and winnebago around 355 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include fairmont airport, huntley, dunnell, northrop, ormsby, st james airport, granada, echols, east chain and grogan.
8/27/2018 3:35 PM CDT	At 335 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from echols to near fairmont, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. these severe storms will be near, lewisville around 345 pm cdt. madelia and winnebago around 355 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include fairmont airport, huntley, dunnell, northrop, ormsby, st james airport, granada, echols, east chain and grogan.
8/27/2018 3:17 PM CDT	At 316 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near bergen to near estherville municipal airport, moving northeast at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. severe thunderstorms will be near, trimont and ceylon around 330 pm cdt. fairmont around 340 pm cdt. st. james around 350 pm cdt. lewisville around 400 pm cdt. blue earth, madelia and winnebago around 410 pm cdt. other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include fairmont airport, huntley, dunnell, northrop, ormsby, st james airport, granada, echols, east chain and grogan. this includes the following highways, interstate 90 between mile markers 82 and 119. u. s. Highway 169 between mile markers 1 and 9.
8/5/2018 3:58 AM CDT	At 356 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over south branch, or 19 miles north of fairmont, moving east at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, st. James, madelia, truman, butterfield, hanska, comfrey, lewisville, south branch, ormsby, darfur, odin and la salle.
8/5/2018 3:36 AM CDT	At 335 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over butterfield, or 14 miles east of windom, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
7/25/2018 4:50 PM CDT	At 450 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near south branch, or 18 miles northwest of fairmont, moving southeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, st. James, south branch and echols.
7/25/2018 4:27 PM CDT	At 427 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over darfur, or 18 miles northeast of windom, moving southeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
6/6/2018 4:34 AM CDT	At 433 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near winthrop to near new ulm to near st. james, moving east at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. severe thunderstorms will be near, gaylord around 440 am cdt. arlington and nicollet around 445 am cdt. lewisville around 450 am cdt. le sueur and henderson around 455 am cdt. mankato, st. peter and kasota around 500 am cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include klossner, skyline, st thomas, rush river, lake jefferson, garden city, st henry and norseland.
7/19/2017 3:13 PM CDT	At 313 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near madelia, or 21 miles south of new ulm, moving east at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southern brown and eastern watonwan counties, including the following locations: st james airport, grogan, la salle, echols and south branch.
7/19/2017 3:10 PM CDT	Large tree blown dow in watonwan county MN, 0.6 miles SSE of St. James, MN
7/19/2017 3:05 PM CDT	At 305 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over grogan, or 19 miles south of new ulm, moving east at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe storm will be near, madelia and lewisville around 310 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include sveadahl, grogan, st james airport, darfur, la salle, echols, south branch and odin.
7/19/2017 2:38 PM CDT	At 238 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near comfrey, or 18 miles north of windom, moving east at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, st. james around 300 pm cdt. madelia around 310 pm cdt. lewisville around 315 pm cdt. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include sveadahl, grogan, st james airport, darfur, la salle, echols, south branch and odin.
6/12/2017 12:15 PM CDT	At 1215 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near odin to near trimont to fairmont to near iowa lake, moving northeast at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, fairmont, st. James, sherburn, truman, trimont, welcome, butterfield, ceylon, lewisville, iowa lake, okamanpedan lake and granada.
6/12/2017 11:57 AM CDT	At 1156 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near alpha to ceylon to armstrong, moving north at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
3/6/2017 4:41 PM CST	The severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern brown, northwestern blue earth and eastern watonwan counties will expire at 445 pm cst, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and has exited the warned area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. a tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 pm cst for south central minnesota.
3/6/2017 4:23 PM CST	At 423 pm cst, a severe thunderstorm was located over la salle, or 19 miles south of new ulm, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe storm will be near, madelia around 430 pm cst. hanska around 435 pm cst. new ulm and courtland around 445 pm cst. other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include grogan, searles and la salle. A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 pm cst for south central minnesota.
3/6/2017 4:10 PM CST	At 410 pm cst, a severe thunderstorm was located over echols, or 20 miles east of windom, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, st. james around 415 pm cst. madelia around 430 pm cst. hanska around 435 pm cst. new ulm and courtland around 445 pm cst. other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include grogan, ormsby, searles, la salle, echols and odin. A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 pm cst for south central minnesota.
9/5/2016 2:49 AM CDT	At 249 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near la salle to near foxlake, moving east at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. these severe storms will be near, madelia and truman around 300 am cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include grogan, ormsby, echols, st james airport, sveadahl, la salle, odin and south branch.
9/5/2016 2:43 AM CDT	At 243 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near sveadahl to near gruver, moving east at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. these severe storms will be near, madelia around 300 am cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include grogan, ormsby, foxlake, darfur, fairmont airport, st james airport, la salle, odin, imogene and wilbert.
9/5/2016 2:22 AM CDT	The national weather service in the twin cities has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for. watonwan county in south central minnesota. martin county in south central minnesota. until 315 am cdt * at 221 am cdt. Severe thunderstorms were located along a line.
7/13/2016 8:35 AM CDT	At 834 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near madelia to near ormsby, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. these severe storms will be near, madelia around 840 am cdt. lewisville around 855 am cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include odin, grogan, echols, st james airport and south branch.
7/13/2016 8:30 AM CDT	Multiple large trees down in down. power lines to in watonwan county MN, 0.2 miles NE of St. James, MN
7/13/2016 8:15 AM CDT	At 814 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near sveadahl to near mountain lake, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. these severe storms will be near, st. james around 835 am cdt. madelia around 840 am cdt. lewisville around 855 am cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include grogan, echols, st james airport, sveadahl, la salle, odin and south branch.
7/13/2016 7:54 AM CDT	At 754 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near mountain lake, or 11 miles northeast of windom, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, butterfield around 810 am cdt. st. james around 825 am cdt. madelia and lewisville around 845 am cdt. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include grogan, echols, darfur, st james airport, sveadahl, la salle, odin and south branch.
6/17/2016 7:20 PM CDT	Large tree broken in two on armstrong ave. two eight to ten inch diameter tree limbs severed. time of event estimated from rada in watonwan county MN, 0.2 miles NE of St. James, MN
6/14/2016 3:20 PM CDT	Eight to nine inch diameter tree branches severed. occurred near 8th ave n. and 3rd st. north. in watonwan county MN, 0.2 miles NE of St. James, MN
5/26/2016 1:31 AM CDT	At 131 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near madelia to near south branch, moving northeast at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. these severe storms will be near, madelia around 145 am cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include la salle, odin, grogan, echols, st james airport and south branch.
5/26/2016 1:05 AM CDT	At 104 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near echols to 6 miles west of trimont to estherville, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated. at 100 am...estherville iowa gusted to 77 mph and at 1252 am jackson minnesota gusted to 60 mph). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. severe thunderstorms will be near, st. james and trimont around 110 am cdt. ceylon and okamanpedan lake around 120 am cdt. madelia around 125 am cdt. fairmont, truman and iowa lake around 130 am cdt. lewisville around 135 am cdt. other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include grogan, ormsby, foxlake, fairmont airport, st james airport, la salle, odin, imogene, wilbert and south branch. This includes interstate 90 between mile markers 82 and 112.
6/22/2015 7:25 AM CDT	Storm damage reported in watonwan county MN, 0.2 miles NE of St. James, MN
6/22/2015 5:39 AM CDT	At 538 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near comfrey to near bergen to 6 miles north of superior, moving east at 80 mph (trained weather spotters). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs and outbuildings. these severe storms will be near, trimont around 545 am cdt. ceylon around 550 am cdt. fairmont and truman around 555 am cdt. other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include grogan, ormsby, foxlake, darfur, fairmont airport, st james airport, la salle, odin, wilbert and south branch. This includes interstate 90 between mile markers 82 and 106.
6/22/2015 5:23 AM CDT	At 522 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near revere to heron lake to near round lake, moving east at 75 mph (trained weather spotters). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs and outbuildings. severe thunderstorms will be near, trimont and butterfield around 545 am cdt. sherburn around 550 am cdt. welcome and ceylon around 555 am cdt. fairmont, truman and lewisville around 600 am cdt. other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include grogan, ormsby, foxlake, darfur, fairmont airport, st james airport, la salle, odin, wilbert and south branch. This includes interstate 90 between mile markers 82 and 106.
6/20/2015 4:47 AM CDT	At 446 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from st george to st. james, moving east at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding and trees. these severe storms will be near, lafayette and lewisville around 455 am cdt. madelia around 500 am cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include new ulm airport, ormsby, grogan, klossner, darfur, essig, st james airport, la salle, odin and south branch.
6/20/2015 4:26 AM CDT	At 424 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near clements to bingham lake, moving east at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding and trees. severe thunderstorms will be near, butterfield around 435 am cdt. st. james around 445 am cdt. madelia, lafayette and lewisville around 455 am cdt. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include cobden, new ulm airport, ormsby, grogan, klossner, darfur, essig, st james airport, la salle and evan.
7/5/2012 3:45 AM CDT	4 inch tree branch dow in watonwan county MN, 0.8 miles N of St. James, MN
7/5/2012 2:30 AM CDT	Large tree down. several branches down with damage to vehicles in tow in watonwan county MN, 0.2 miles NE of St. James, MN
7/5/2012 2:30 AM CDT	12 power lines down on 720th ave south of tow in watonwan county MN, 0.8 miles N of St. James, MN
7/5/2012 2:30 AM CDT	Part of a house roof blown off 370th s in watonwan county MN, 0.8 miles N of St. James, MN
1/1/0001 12:00 AM	Two inch diameter tree branches dow in watonwan county MN, 0.2 miles NE of St. James, MN