SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVES THROUGH THE CROOKSTON AREA

A tree was blown down onto a car at 1110 North Broadway

Crookston and the area was hit by a severe thunderstorm Thursday afternoon.  Heavy rain, hail, strong winds all moved through the area.  Below are storm pictures and reports from KROX listeners around the area.  If you have a storm report or picture, send it to chrisjfee@yahoo.com or call 281-1140 with a rain total.

Rain/hail reports from KROX listeners-
1 inch – 2 miles east of UMC
.90 – 14 miles east of Crookston (Tilden Junction)  (Pea sized hail)
.75 – 10 miles east of Crookston on Highway 2  (No hail)
.51 – Crookston airport
.50 – by Huot (No wind or hail)
.50 – 4th Avenue in Crookston
.40 – KROX studios
.30 – 1 mile Northwest of the Crookston Airport.  Hail started as dime size and progressed to egg size hail.
Trace of rain – 3 miles east of Dorothy (no wind or hail)

The storm moving over Crookston Picture by Marlys Plencner
The clouds moving over the fields Picture by Stacy Lanctot
A view of the storm moving into Crookston from the back of KROX Radio
Nasty clouds to the south of Crookston Picture by Dave Emanuel
A view of the storm over Crookston from the east Picture by Dave Emanuel
hail on a deck at the North of Crookston Pictures by Mike Boucher
A tree was blown down onto a car at 1110 North Broadway
Water over the road on the frontage road by Brost Chevrolet Pictures by Steve Krueger
The clouds hovering over American Crystal Sugar
Clouds moving into Crookston looking from the school Picture by Robin Reitmeier
Ping pong size hail fell just north of Crookston Picture by Mike Boucher
City of Crookston Employees collect ventilation pieces that blew off the roof during the storm Picture by Steve Krueger
City of Crookston Employees collect ventilation pieces that blew off the roof during the storm Picture by Steve Krueger

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