KFGF [070251]: Preliminary Local Storm Report...summary

NWUS53 KFGF 070251
LSRFGF

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
949 PM CDT SUN MAY 06 2012

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

1115 PM TSTM WND GST GWINNER 46.22N 97.66W
05/02/2012 M67.00 MPH SARGENT ND AWOS

MEASURED BY KGWR AWOS. SEVERAL POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED
ALONG A SECTION LINE NEAR GWINNER.

1125 PM TSTM WND DMG CAYUGA 46.08N 97.38W
05/02/2012 SARGENT ND CO-OP OBSERVER

TREES UPROOTED

1155 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N MANTADOR 46.19N 96.98W
05/02/2012 RICHLAND ND PUBLIC

TREES UPROOTED

1159 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WNW GREAT BEND 46.18N 96.88W
05/02/2012 RICHLAND ND EMERGENCY MNGR

ABOUT ONE HALF MILE OF POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF CR16 AND CR1. A BARN AND SILO AT A
FARMSTEAD WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED FROM
80 TO 90 MPH.

1201 AM TSTM WND GST 8 W WAHPETON 46.27N 96.78W
05/03/2012 M53.00 MPH RICHLAND ND MESONET

AS MEASURED BY NORTH DAKOTA DOT RWIS EQUIPMENT ALONG
HIGHWAY 13

1210 AM TSTM WND GST 2 S WAHPETON 46.24N 96.61W
05/03/2012 M74.00 MPH RICHLAND ND AWOS

1215 AM OBSERVATION FROM AWOS AT WAHPETON AIRPORT CAME IN
WITH GUST TO 65 KTS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. A PRIVATE
HANGAR DOOR WAS CAVED IN BY THE WIND AND CAUSED SOME
DAMAGE TO AN AIRPLANE PARKED INSIDE THE DOOR. PERSONAL
WEATHER STATION LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT
MEASURED PEAK WINDS OF 83 MPH.

1213 AM TSTM WND GST 2 E BRECKENRIDGE 46.26N 96.55W
05/03/2012 E50.00 MPH WILKIN MN CO-OP OBSERVER

1240 AM TSTM WND GST FERGUS FALLS 46.28N 96.07W
05/03/2012 M50.00 MPH OTTER TAIL MN MESONET

OBSERVATION FROM WEATHERBUG AT PRAIRIRE WETLAND LEARNING
CENTER.

1255 AM TSTM WND DMG 8 NE FERGUS FALLS 46.36N 95.95W
05/03/2012 OTTER TAIL MN NEWSPAPER

FERGUS FALLS DAILY JOURNAL REPORTS WEETOWN AREA NEAR FISH
LAKE HAD BOATS BLOWN ONTO ROADS, TIPPED FISH HOUSES AND
TRAILERS, AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. WINDS ESTIMATED AT 50 TO
70 MPH.

0100 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 WNW PHELPS 46.40N 95.90W
05/03/2012 OTTER TAIL MN EMERGENCY MNGR

DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS TRACKED FROM THE FISH LAKE
AREA INTO THE WEST LONG LAKE AREA TO NEAR PHELPS MILL.
SEVERAL POPLAR TREES WERE SNAPPED... SOME SHINGLES AND
HOUSE TRIM WAS TORN LOOSE... AND ONE LOOSELY ANCHORED
SHED WAS THROWN ACROSS THE ROAD AND DESTROYED. PEAK WINDS
ESTIMATED TO 80 MPH.

0630 AM HAIL 6 W PARKERS PRAIRIE 46.15N 95.45W
05/03/2012 E1.00 INCH OTTER TAIL MN PUBLIC

HAIL VARIED FROM MOTH BALL TO QUARTER IN SIZE.

0635 AM HAIL PARKERS PRAIRIE 46.15N 95.33W
05/03/2012 E0.50 INCH OTTER TAIL MN PUBLIC


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