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Event	Tornado
-- Scale	EF1
-- Length	5.7 Miles
-- Width	880 Yards
State	MINNESOTA
County/Area	ANOKA
WFO	MPX
Begin Date	05/22/2011 13:21:00 CST-6
Begin Range	4
Begin Azimuth	SSW
Begin Location	FRIDLEY
Begin Lat/Lon	45.03/-93.28
End Date	05/22/2011 13:29:00 CST-6
End Range	1
End Azimuth	S
End Location	SPRING LAKE PARK
End Lat/Lon	45.11/-93.23
Deaths Direct/Indirect	0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect	0/0
Property Damage	500.00K
Crop Damage	0.00K
Episode Narrative	During the early afternoon of Sunday May 22nd, a line of thunderstorms developed across south central Minnesota, and quickly moved north and northeast across east-central Minnesota, and into west-central Wisconsin. One spawned a tornado in North Minneapolis, and crossed into southern Anoka County. Another tornado occurred near Ham Lake, and another near Forest Lake that afternoon.
Event Narrative	An EF-1 tornado continued into Anoka County from the Camden Bridge along the Mississippi River, north-northeast to the east side of Fridley, to Spring Lake where it moved into Ramsey County. Damage was extensive along the path where it moved into a rail yard and a large industrial facility. A large metal building roof was ripped off in the industrial area, and eight train cars were tipped over where EF-1 damage was observed. Several warehouses sustained damaged along Miami Street where a roof was blown off. The tornado then moved across residential sections of Fridley, before it weakened as it continued northeast across the east side of Fridley, near Spring Lake. Damage was confined to trees blown down along the path, then moved into Ramsey County.

All events for this episode:

Location	County/Zone	St.	Date	Time	T.Z.	Type	Mag	Dth	Inj	PrD	CrD
Totals:								1	48	166.720M	0.00K
HASTINGS	DAKOTA CO.	MN	05/22/2011	09:30	CST-6	Hail	0.88 in.	0	0	0.00K	0.00K
WASECA	WASECA CO.	MN	05/22/2011	11:59	CST-6	Hail	1.00 in.	0	0	0.00K	0.00K
PRAIRIEVILLE	RICE CO.	MN	05/22/2011	12:39	CST-6	Hail	0.88 in.	0	0	0.00K	0.00K
NEW GERMANY	CARVER CO.	MN	05/22/2011	12:44	CST-6	Funnel Cloud		0	0	0.00K	0.00K
WANAMINGO	GOODHUE CO.	MN	05/22/2011	12:49	CST-6	Hail	1.50 in.	0	0	0.00K	0.00K
ST LOUIS PARK	HENNEPIN CO.	MN	05/22/2011	13:13	CST-6	Tornado	EF1	1	48	166.000M	0.00K
FRIDLEY	ANOKA CO.	MN	05/22/2011	13:21	CST-6	Tornado	EF1	0	0	500.00K	0.00K
MOUNDS VIEW	RAMSEY CO.	MN	05/22/2011	13:29	CST-6	Tornado	EF0	0	0	20.00K	0.00K
CRYSTAL ARPT	HENNEPIN CO.	MN	05/22/2011	13:30	CST-6	Hail	1.00 in.	0	0	0.00K	0.00K
ANOKA CO BLAINE ARPT	ANOKA CO.	MN	05/22/2011	13:32	CST-6	Tornado	EF0	0	0	100.00K	0.00K
RED WING	GOODHUE CO.	MN	05/22/2011	13:35	CST-6	Hail	1.00 in.	0	0	0.00K	0.00K
HAM LAKE	ANOKA CO.	MN	05/22/2011	13:52	CST-6	Tornado	EF0	0	0	50.00K	0.00K
CENTERVILLE	ANOKA CO.	MN	05/22/2011	14:10	CST-6	Thunderstorm Wind	52 kts. EG	0	0	0.00K	0.00K
FOREST LAKE	WASHINGTON CO.	MN	05/22/2011	14:16	CST-6	Tornado	EF0	0	0	50.00K	0.00K
LINDSTROM	CHISAGO CO.	MN	05/22/2011	14:36	CST-6	Funnel Cloud		0	0	0.00K	0.00K
Totals:								1	48	166.720M	0.00K