Thursday, October 4, 2007

KFGF [050046]: Preliminary Local Storm Report...corrected

NWUS53 KFGF 050046
LSRFGF

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
746 PM CDT THU OCT 04 2007

.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0630 PM HAIL 2 SE MILTON 48.61N 98.01W
08/26/2007 E1.75 INCH CAVALIER ND LAW ENFORCEMENT

MOSTLY PENNY TO DIME WITH SOME GOLFBALL HAIL

0645 PM HAIL 4 S TOLNA 47.77N 98.44W
08/26/2007 E0.75 INCH NELSON ND PUBLIC

0645 PM HAIL 2 WNW UNION 48.57N 97.99W
08/26/2007 E0.75 INCH CAVALIER ND PUBLIC

0650 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 W UNION 48.56N 98.06W
08/26/2007 CAVALIER ND PUBLIC

FUNNEL WAS OBSERVED FROM ABOUT 2 WNW OF UNION. NO
TOUCHDOWN WAS OBSERVED BUT FUNNEL WAS WELL DEFINED.

0655 PM TORNADO 3 W UNION 48.56N 98.01W
08/26/2007 F0 CAVALIER ND TRAINED SPOTTER

THIS TORNADO TRACKED INTERMITTENTLY TO THE ENE AND PASSED
ABOUT A MILE NORTH OF UNION...THEN CROSSED INTO PEMBINA
COUNTY ABOUT 1 NE OF UNION AROUND 703 PM CDT. IT
CONTINUED INTO PEMBINA COUNTY FOR ANOTHER MILE BEFORE
DISSIPATING. NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. THE HIGHLY VISIBLE
FUNNEL AND ITS INTERMITTENT CONTACT WERE VIEWED AND
REPORTED BY SEVERAL SPOTTERS IN PEMBINA AND WALSH
COUNTIES. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED AT 30 YARDS. PEAK WINDS
ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH.

0700 PM HAIL 7 SE MILTON 48.56N 97.94W
08/26/2007 E1.75 INCH CAVALIER ND PUBLIC

0700 PM HAIL 3 NW MCVILLE 47.80N 98.22W
08/26/2007 E1.00 INCH NELSON ND PUBLIC

0703 PM TORNADO 2 WSW GARDAR 48.58N 97.90W
08/26/2007 F0 PEMBINA ND TRAINED SPOTTER

THIS TORNADO CONTINUED FROM ABOUT 1NE OF UNION...IN
CAVALIER COUNTY...INTO PEMBINA COUNTY. IT TRACKED FOR AN
ADDITIONAL 1 MILE AND ENDED ABOUT 1.5 WSW OF GARDAR BY
705 PM CDT. NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED BY THE FUNNEL AND
INTERMOTTENT CONTACT WAS VIEWED BY SPOTTERS AT DISTANCES
OF 5 TO 15 MILES AWAY. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED AT 30
YEARDS. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH.

0711 PM HAIL EDINBURG 48.50N 97.86W
08/26/2007 E1.75 INCH WALSH ND LAW ENFORCEMENT

0715 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 8 WNW HOOPLE 48.58N 97.80W
08/26/2007 PEMBINA ND FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

LOOKING WEST-NORTHWEST TOWARDS UNION FROM HOOPLE.
DISTANCE IS APPROXIMATE. TIME APPROXIMATE.

0720 PM TORNADO 5 WSW CRYSTAL 48.57N 97.77W
08/26/2007 F1 PEMBINA ND NWS STORM SURVEY

THIS TORNADO TRACKED ESE FOR ABOUT 3 MILES AND THEN
CROSSED INTO WALSH COUNTY AROUND 3.5 SSW OF CRYSTAL BY
726 PM CDT. NUMEROUS TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN IN SHELTER
BELTS ALONG ITS PATH. MAXIMUM WIDTH MEASURED AT 100
YARDS. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED AT 90 MPH.

0725 PM HAIL CRYSTAL 48.60N 97.67W
08/26/2007 E1.75 INCH PEMBINA ND LAW ENFORCEMENT

0726 PM TORNADO 3 W HOOPLE 48.54N 97.70W
08/26/2007 F1 WALSH ND NWS STORM SURVEY

THIS TORNADO CONTINUED FROM PEMBINA COUNTY...AND TRACKED
FOR ABOUT 2 MORE MILES. IT LIFTED ABOUT 1.5 MILES WEST OF
HOOPLE BY 730 PM CDT. TOTAL PATH LENGTH IN PEMBINA AND
WALSH COUNTIES WAS AROUND 5 MILES. MAXIMUM WIDTH WAS
MEASURED AT 100 YARDS. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED AT 90 MPH.

0730 PM HAIL HOOPLE 48.54N 97.64W
08/26/2007 E1.75 INCH WALSH ND LAW ENFORCEMENT

0730 PM HAIL 3 S CRYSTAL 48.56N 97.67W
08/26/2007 E1.75 INCH PEMBINA ND PUBLIC

0730 PM HAIL 13 S CAVALIER 48.61N 97.62W
08/26/2007 E1.00 INCH PEMBINA ND LAW ENFORCEMENT

0730 PM HAIL HOOPLE 48.54N 97.64W
08/26/2007 E1.75 INCH WALSH ND FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

SIGNIFICANT HAIL DAMAGE IN THE CITY OF HOOPLE.
ESSENTIALLY EVERY HOUSE SUSTAINED SOME TYPE OF DAMAGE AS
WELL AS WIND DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE AS WELL REPORTED.

0732 PM HAIL HOOPLE 48.54N 97.64W
08/26/2007 E1.00 INCH WALSH ND LAW ENFORCEMENT

0735 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SE HOOPLE 48.49N 97.58W
08/26/2007 WALSH ND FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN IN FARMSTEAD. DIAMETER UNKNOWN.


0735 PM HAIL 2 S HOOPLE 48.51N 97.64W
08/26/2007 E2.75 INCH WALSH ND FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

MOSTLY GOLFBALL HAIL...LARGEST HAIL APPEARED TO BE
AGGREGATE TYPE.

0740 PM TORNADO 3 NW NASH 48.50N 97.56W
08/26/2007 F0 WALSH ND NWS STORM SURVEY

ORIGINALLY REPORTED AS NUMEROUS PUBLIC CALLS TO 911
DISPATCH IN GRAFTON ND. THE TORNADO TRACKED FOR ABOUT 3
MILES TO 1.8 NNE OF NASH BY 746 PM CDT. NUMEROUS BRANCHES
WERE BROKEN DOWN AND SEVERAL TREE TOPS SNAPPED OFF IN
SHELTER BELTS AND ALONG THE NORTH BRANCH OF THE PARK
RIVER NEAR NASH.

0800 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 4 NNE ANETA 47.73N 97.96W
08/26/2007 NELSON ND LAW ENFORCEMENT

SHERIFF REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD JUST NORTHEAST OF THE
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 15 AND 32

0804 PM HAIL PETERSBURG 48.01N 98.00W
08/26/2007 E1.00 INCH NELSON ND TRAINED SPOTTER

0804 PM TORNADO 6 NNE ANETA 47.76N 97.94W
08/26/2007 F3 NELSON ND NWS STORM SURVEY

THIS TORNADO WAS VIEWED AND REPORTED BY SPOTTERS IN GRAND
FORKS...NELSON AND STEELE COUNTIES. IT TRACKED NNE FOR
ABOUT 5 MILES...THEN CROSSED INTO GRAND FORKS COUNTY
AROUND 814 PM CDT...WHERE IT CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER MILE.
THIS TORNADO DESTROYED STEEL GRAIN BINS...A GARAGE AND
FARM OUTBUILDINGS AT 3 FARMSTEADS. IT KILLED 5 BUFFALO
AND CARRIED AND COMPLETED DISMANTLED A COMBINE. GRAVEL
ROADS WERE DEEPLY SCARRED BY DEBRIS. MAXIMUM WIDTH WAS
MEASURED AT 0.33 MILES. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED AT 150 MPH.

0810 PM HAIL 7 N GRAFTON 48.52N 97.40W
08/26/2007 M1.00 INCH WALSH ND CO-OP OBSERVER

0814 PM TORNADO 3 WNW LOGAN CENTER 47.82N 97.88W
08/26/2007 F3 GRAND FORKS ND NWS STORM SURVEY

THIS TORNADO CONTINUED FROM NELSON COUNTY. IT TRACKED FOR
AN ADDITIONAL MILE INTO GRAND FORKS COUNTY...ENDING ABOUT
3 NNW OF LOGAN CENTER AROUND 816 PM CDT. IT LOFTED AND
DESTROYED A SECOND COMBINE IN GRAND FORKS COUNTY BEFORE
IT LIFTED. TOTAL TRACK LENGTH IN NELSON AND GRAND FORKS
COUNTIES WAS 6 MILES. MAXIMUM WIDTH 0.33 MILES. PEAK
WINDS ESTIMATED AT 150 MPH.

0815 PM HAIL 6 S LARIMORE 47.82N 97.63W
08/26/2007 E1.00 INCH GRAND FORKS ND LAW ENFORCEMENT

0815 PM HAIL 3 N NIAGARA 48.04N 97.87W
08/26/2007 E1.75 INCH GRAND FORKS ND LAW ENFORCEMENT

0818 PM TSTM WND GST 2 W DONALDSON 48.57N 96.94W
08/26/2007 M67.00 MPH KITTSON MN MESONET

REPORTED BY MNDOT RWIS

0827 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 8 WSW NORTHWOOD 47.69N 97.73W
08/26/2007 GRAND FORKS ND STORM CHASER

0842 PM TORNADO 2 WSW NORTHWOOD 47.72N 97.61W
08/26/2007 F4 GRAND FORKS ND LAW ENFORCEMENT

*** 1 FATAL, 18 INJ *** THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT
2.5 WSW OF NORTHWOOD. IT QUICKLY GREW IN SIZE AND
STRENGTH AS IT CROSSED THE GOOSE RIVER...THE NORTHWOOD
AIRPORT AND THEN COMPLETELY ENGULFED THE COMMUNITY OF
NORTHWOOD ND. THE CENTRAL HOUSING AND BUSINESS AREAS
RECEIVED EF2 TO EF3 DAMAGE. THE NORTHEAST INDUSTRIAL AREA
RECEIVED EF4 DAMAGE. THE TORNADO DISSIPATED 2 MILES ENE
OF NORTHWOOD BY 854 PM CDT. TOTAL TRACK LENGTH WAS 5
MILES. MAXIMUM TRACK WIDTH WAS MEASURED AT 0.80 MILES.
PEAK WINDS WERE 170 MPH.

0843 PM TSTM WND GST 8 ENE STEPHEN 48.50N 96.72W
08/26/2007 M65.50 MPH MARSHALL MN MESONET

MEASURED 65.5 MPH WINDS BY NDAWN WIND SENSOR.

0843 PM TORNADO 2 WSW FLORIAN 48.43N 96.67W
08/26/2007 F1 MARSHALL MN TRAINED SPOTTER

TORNADO TRACKED FOR ROUGHLY 3 MILES TO ABOUT 1.2 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF FLORIAN BY 849 PM CDT. THE TORNADO JUST
BRUSHED THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MARSHALL COUNTY PARK. IT
THEN TOOK THE ROOF OFF AND OLD GRANARY AND BLEW DOWN
ANOTHER OLD BUILDING AT A VACANT FARMSITE ABOUT 1 MILE
SOUTH OF FLORIAN. THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OF THIS TORNADO WAS
ABOUT 150 YARDS. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED AT 105 MPH.

0855 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 NE KARLSTAD 48.66N 96.39W
08/26/2007 KITTSON MN PUBLIC

SEVERAL LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN DOWN JUST EAST OF PELAN.

0907 PM TSTM WND GST 1 SSW GREENBUSH 48.68N 96.19W
08/26/2007 E63.00 MPH ROSEAU MN NEWSPAPER

WINDS BLEW INTO THE OPENED DOORWAY OF A HANGAR AT THE
GREENBUSH AIRPORT CAUSING THE BUILDING TO COLLAPSE.

0915 PM HAIL 8 SW GRAND FORKS 47.83N 97.19W
08/26/2007 E0.75 INCH GRAND FORKS ND LAW ENFORCEMENT

HAIL IN MERRIFIELD

0918 PM TORNADO 9 SW GRAND FORKS 47.82N 97.21W
08/26/2007 F1 GRAND FORKS ND PUBLIC

THIS TORNADO TRACKED FOR NEARLY 5 MILES TO AROUND 5 SSW
OF GRAND FORKS BY 930 PM CDT. IT PASSED ABOUT A HALF MILE
SOUTH OF MERRIFIELD ND AND WAS VIEWED BY MOTORISTS AS IT
CROSSED INTERSTATE 29 NEAR MP 135. TREES WERE RAVAGED AND
UPROOTED AT SEVERAL FARMSTEADS AND HOMESTEADS ALONG ITS 5
MILE LONG AND 150 YARDS WIDE PATH. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED
AT 90 MPH.

0920 PM HAIL 6 W MIDDLE RIVER 48.44N 96.29W
08/26/2007 E1.50 INCH MARSHALL MN PUBLIC

0933 PM HAIL GRAND FORKS 47.92N 97.07W
08/26/2007 E0.75 INCH GRAND FORKS ND TRAINED SPOTTER

0933 PM HAIL GRAND FORKS 47.92N 97.07W
08/26/2007 E0.75 INCH GRAND FORKS ND PUBLIC

METEOROLOGY STUDENT ON CAMPUS OF UND

0944 PM TSTM WND DMG MIDDLE RIVER 48.44N 96.16W
08/26/2007 MARSHALL MN TRAINED SPOTTER

3 TO 5 INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES DOWN AND 1/2 INCH HAIL


0945 PM HAIL 1 S MALLORY 47.86N 96.91W
08/26/2007 E0.75 INCH POLK MN PUBLIC

45 MPH WINDS WITH APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH GUSTS...HAIL
LASTED FROM 950-953 PM...1.58 INCHES OF RAIN IN 35
MINUTES.

0955 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 SE NEWFOLDEN 48.35N 96.31W
08/26/2007 MARSHALL MN TRAINED SPOTTER

REPORTED BY SPOTTERS NEAR VIKING MN WHO WERE LOOKING TO
THE NORTHEAST.

0959 PM TORNADO 3 ESE NEWFOLDEN 48.34N 96.27W
08/26/2007 F0 MARSHALL MN PUBLIC

A COUPLE INTERMITTENT AND BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS OCCURRED ALONG
THE EDGE OF A FIELD AND INTO A LINE OF TREES. TORNADO
TRAVELLED LESS THAN A HALF MILE AND LIFTED BY 1001 PM
CDT. A FEW LARGE TREES LIMBS BROKEN DOWN. MAXIMUM PATH
WIDTH WAS 30 YARDS. PEAK WIND ESTIMATED AT 80 MPH.

1000 PM TORNADO 7 ENE REYNOLDS 47.71N 96.97W
08/26/2007 F2 GRAND FORKS ND NWS STORM SURVEY

TORNADO TRACKED FOR ROUGHLY 2 MILES BEFORE CROSSING THE
RED RIVER INTO POLK COUNTY MINNESOTA...ABOUT 9 ENE OF
REYNOLDS ND OR 6 WNW OF ELDRED MN. THE TORNADO TORE DOWN
AN ANTIQUE WINDMILL AT ONE FARM AND SEVERELY RAVAGED
HARDWOOD TREES NEAR THE RIVER. MAXIMUM WIDTH WAS 300
YARDS. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED AT 120 MPH. TOTAL TORNADO
PATH IN ND AND MN WAS ABOUT 5 MILES.

1004 PM TORNADO 6 WNW ELDRED 47.72N 96.90W
08/26/2007 F2 POLK MN NWS STORM SURVEY

TORNADO CROSSED FROM GRAND FORKS COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA AND
CONTINUED ALONG AN APPROXIMATE 3 MILE CURVING PATH IN
TYNSID TOWNSHIP MINNESOTA...ENDING ABOUT 4 NW OF ELDRED
BY 1010 PM CDT. A WOODEN QUONSET AND A STEEL POLE SHED
WERE BOTH DESTROYED AT ONE FARMSTEAD WITH SIGNIFICANT
TREE DAMAGE AT OTHER LOCATIONS NEARBY. MAXIMUM WIDTH WAS
300 YARDS. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED AT 120 MPH. TOTAL TORNADO
PATH IN ND AND MN WAS ABOUT 5 MILES.

1007 PM HAIL 3 N CLIMAX 47.65N 96.81W
08/26/2007 E1.00 INCH POLK MN TRAINED SPOTTER

1010 PM HAIL 9 NNE CLIMAX 47.73N 96.74W
08/26/2007 E1.25 INCH POLK MN TRAINED SPOTTER

1015 PM TSTM WND GST 2 WNW CROOKSTON 47.79N 96.65W
08/26/2007 E70.00 MPH POLK MN TRAINED SPOTTER

ZERO VISIBILITY REPORTED IN VERY HIGH WINDS AND RAIN.

1015 PM HAIL 5 E MIDDLE RIVER 48.44N 96.05W
08/26/2007 E0.88 INCH MARSHALL MN TRAINED SPOTTER

1.75 INCHES OF RAIN IN 15 MINUTES.

1035 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W DOROTHY 47.93N 96.47W
08/26/2007 RED LAKE MN TRAINED SPOTTER

4-5 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN...DOWNED POWER LINES.

1035 PM TSTM WND DMG 12 NNE CROOKSTON 47.93N 96.51W
08/26/2007 POLK MN TRAINED SPOTTER

LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG POLK AND
RED LAKE COUNTY LINE.

1045 PM HAIL HATTON 47.64N 97.46W
08/26/2007 E0.88 INCH TRAILL ND AMATEUR RADIO

HAIL FELL FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES...UNTIL 1050 PM CDT.

1045 PM HAIL 19 E SHARON 47.60N 97.49W
08/26/2007 E1.00 INCH STEELE ND PUBLIC

1050 PM HAIL 2 W HOLMES 47.72N 97.34W
08/26/2007 M1.00 INCH GRAND FORKS ND OTHER FEDERAL

ARB REPORT FROM 6 NE HATTON.

1100 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 E THIEF RIVER FALLS 48.11N 96.07W
08/26/2007 PENNINGTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER

4 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN...DOWNED POWER LINES.

1100 PM TSTM WND GST THIEF RIVER FALLS 48.11N 96.18W
08/26/2007 E63.00 MPH PENNINGTON MN NEWSPAPER

SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE CITY OF THIEF RIVER
FALLS.

1107 PM HAIL BUXTON 47.60N 97.10W
08/26/2007 E0.88 INCH TRAILL ND TRAINED SPOTTER

1115 PM TSTM WND DMG MAPLE BAY 47.64N 96.22W
08/26/2007 POLK MN PUBLIC

SEVERAL LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN DOWN. SOME PENNY TO NICKEL
SIZED HAIL.

1130 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W RED LAKE 47.88N 95.04W
08/26/2007 BELTRAMI MN PUBLIC

INTERSECTION OF MN ROUTE 1 AND MN ROUTE 89 ON SOUTH SIDE
OF LOWER RED LAKE...POWER LINES DOWN.

1130 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE BERNER 47.82N 95.44W
08/26/2007 CLEARWATER MN PUBLIC

DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

1150 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W RED LAKE 47.88N 95.06W
08/26/2007 BELTRAMI MN LAW ENFORCEMENT

POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN BLOCKING HWY 1.

1200 AM HAIL 6 NW FERTILE 47.59N 96.38W
08/27/2007 E0.75 INCH POLK MN PUBLIC

1205 AM TSTM WND DMG SAUM 47.97N 94.68W
08/27/2007 BELTRAMI MN TRAINED SPOTTER

TREES DOWN AND SHED DESTROYED.


&&

$$

GGUST

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