Tornado caused damage near Lake Darling, says National Weather Service

Storm 5.JPG — A boat overturned, a garage collapsed and trees went through a house on South Lake Darling Drive owned by Chad and Heidi Schroeder. A storm hit Douglas County shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday, May 12, 2022. Many areas around the county were hit hard and damage is widespread.

By Echo Press staff report

May 13, 2022 at 5:31 PM

ALEXANDRIA — Two National Weather Service Meteorologists, along with Douglas County Emergency Management, reviewed two large areas of storm damage in Douglas County on Friday, May 13.

The National Weather Service confirmed tornado damage on the south side of Lake Darling. This area appears to have the most concentrated damage to homes.

The National Weather Service has not yet finalized a tornado rating but believes the wind speed was at least 100 miles per hour.

The group also reviewed damage on the west side of Lake Carlos and believe that was caused by straight line winds with a speed of 90 to 100 mph.

Douglas County has declared an emergency and will continue to work with cities, townships and others to review damage across the county and determine a damage estimate.

The storms on Thursday night, May 12, began around 7 p.m. and caused widespread damage across the county.

By Echo Press staff report

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