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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
413 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0324 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 4 SSE FINLEY 47.46N 97.80W
06/17/2010 STEELE ND NWS EMPLOYEE
RELAYED BY OFF DUTY DODGE CITY NWS METEOROLOGIST CHASING
STORM. DEVELOPING FUNNEL CLOUD TRACKED NEARLY DUE NORTH
BEFORE INITIAL TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR 3 NNE FINLEY AROUND
338 PM CDT.
0328 PM TORNADO 4 SE TWIN VALLEY 47.22N 96.20W
06/17/2010 F0 NORMAN MN EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEAST FOR ABOUT 1 MILE TO ROUGHLY 4
ESE OF TWIN VALLEY BY 330 PM CDT. SEVERAL TREE LIMBS WERE
SNAPPED OFF IN A COUNTRY CEMETARY SOUTH OF FOSSUM.
MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 25 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 80
MPH.
0338 PM TORNADO 5 NNE FINLEY 47.58N 97.80W
06/17/2010 F0 STEELE ND NWS EMPLOYEE
RELAYED BY OFF DUTY DODGE CITY NWS METEORLOGIST CHASING
STORM. TORNADO TRACKED NORTHWARD INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT
4 MILES TO NEAR 9 NNE FINLEY BY 345 PM CDT. DAMAGE WAS
NOT NOTICED AS TORNADO REMAINED LARGELY OVER OPENED
FIELDS AND RANGELAND. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 30
YARDS. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 80 MPH.
0345 PM TORNADO 4 SW PARKERS PRAIRIE 46.11N 95.39W
06/17/2010 F4 OTTER TAIL MN NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 1 FATAL, 5 INJ *** THIS TORNADO CROSSED FROM DOUGLAS
COUNTY NORTHWARD INTO OTTER TAIL COUNTY AND PRODUCED AN
ADDITIONAL 38 MILES OF CONTINUOUS DAMAGE PATH... ENDING
ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF BLUFFTON BY 445 PM CDT. THE
TORNADO DESTROYED NUMEROUS HOMES AND FARMSTEADS ALONG ITS
PATH... COMPLETELY SWEEPING 7 HOMES FROM THEIR
FOUNDATIONS. AT TIMES... THIS MULTI-VORTEX TORNADO
COMPLEX COSISTED OF MULTIPLE TORNADIC TUBES PIVOTING
AROUND A COMMON CENTER. MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 1.3 MILES AND
PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 175 MPH.
0349 PM TORNADO 3 NNE MAYVILLE 47.54N 97.30W
06/17/2010 F4 TRAILL ND NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHWARD FOR NEARLY 9 MILES TO ABOUT 12
NORTH OF MAYVILLE BY 405 PM CDT AND CROSSED INTO GRAND
FORKS COUNTY. IT THEN CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 8 MILES TO
AROUND 10W THOMPSOM BY 418 PM CDT FOR A TOTAL TRACK
LENGTH OF NEARLY 17 MILES. TREES IN SHELTER BELTS AND
FARMSTEADS WERE SNAPPED...UPROOTED OR SHEARED OFF. ONE
WELL CONSTRUCTED HOUSE NEAR HOLMES ND WAS COMPLETELY
SWEPT FROM ITS FOUNDATION AND DESTROYED. MAXIMUM WIDTH
ESTIMATED TO 150 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 185 MPH.
0355 PM TORNADO 3 ENE VERGAS 46.67N 95.75W
06/17/2010 F0 OTTER TAIL MN STORM CHASER
TWO PERSISTENT WALL CLOUDS TRACKED WITH PERIODIC FUNNELS
TRACKED FROM NORTH CENTRAL OTTER TAIL COUNTY INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL BECKER COUNTY. ONE PRODUCED A BRIEF TORNADIC
TOUCHDOWN NEAR ROSE LAKE IN HOBART TOWNSHIP. MAXIMUM
WIDTH ESTIMATED AT 15 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 75 MPH.
0359 PM HAIL 1 E BEJOU 47.44N 95.95W
06/17/2010 E2.00 INCH MAHNOMEN MN NEWSPAPER
GOLF BALL TO HEN EGG SIZED HAIL OCCURRED.
0400 PM TORNADO 3 E BEJOU 47.44N 95.91W
06/17/2010 F0 MAHNOMEN MN NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD FOR ROUGHLY 4 MILES AND
CROSSED INTO POLK COUNTY ABOUT 5NE OF BEJOU AROUND 407 PM
CDT. THE TORNADO CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 2 MILES INTO POLK
COUNTY TO AROUND 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FOSSTON BY 410 PM
CDT. SEVERAL TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN IN FARM SHELTER
BELTS. TOTAL TRACK LENGTH WAS ABOUT 6 MILES. MAXIMUM
WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 40 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 80 MPH.
0401 PM TORNADO 2 SW BALD HILL DAM 47.01N 98.11W
06/17/2010 F1 BARNES ND PUBLIC
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHWARD FOR ABOUT A MILE TO AROUND 1
WSW OF BALDHILL DAM BY 403 PM CDT. THE TORNADO SNAPPED A
WOODEN POWER POLE... KNOCKED DOWN SEVERAL POPLAR TREES
AND SHREADED A PORTION OF AN OLD CORN FIELD. MAXIMUM
WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 100 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 100 MPH.
0405 PM TORNADO 2 SW DAZEY 47.17N 98.23W
06/17/2010 F0 BARNES ND TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE VIEWED TO THE WEST...
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH OF DAZEY... ALL MOVING NORTHWARD. ONE
PRODUCED A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN IN AN OPEN FIELD NEAR DAZEY
THOUGH NO DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO
15 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 80 MPH.
0405 PM TORNADO 3 SSW HOLMES 47.68N 97.32W
06/17/2010 F4 GRAND FORKS ND NWS STORM SURVEY
THIS TORNADO CONTINUED FROM TRAILL COUNTY INTO GRAND
FORKS COUNTY AND TRACKED FOR AN ADDITIONAL 8 MILES TO
AROUND 10W OF THOMPSOM BY 418 PM CDT. TOTAL TRACK LENGTH
WAS ROUGHLY 17 MILES. ONE WELL CONSTRUCTED HOUSE NEAR
HOLMES WAS COMPLETELY SWEPT FROM ITS FOUNDATION AND
DESTROYED ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER FARM BUILDINGS.
MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO150 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 185
MPH.
0407 PM TORNADO 9 S MCINTOSH 47.51N 95.89W
06/17/2010 POLK MN NWS STORM SURVEY
THIS TORNADO CONTINUED FROM MAHNOMEN COUNTY FOR ABOUT 2
MILES TO ABOUT 6SW OF FOSSTON BY 410 PM CDT. THE TORNADO
KNOCKED DOWN SEVERAL TREES IN FARM SHELTER BELTS. TOTAL
TRACK LENGTH WAS ABOUT 6 MILES. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED
TO 40 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 80 MPH.
0408 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 NW FOSSTON 47.59N 95.76W
06/17/2010 POLK MN TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNELS WERE VIEWED BOTH NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST OF
FOSSTON... MOVING NORTH NORTHEASTWARD.
0415 PM TSTM WND GST 10 S EMERADO 47.78N 97.36W
06/17/2010 E90.00 MPH GRAND FORKS ND OFFICIAL NWS OBS
NUMEROUS LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN OR SNAPPED IN FARMSTEADS
BY THUNDERSTORM FORWARD FLANK DOWNDRAFT WINDS.
0420 PM HAIL 7 NE FORT TOTTEN 48.05N 98.89W
06/17/2010 E1.00 INCH RAMSEY ND CO-OP OBSERVER
0422 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 NW FOSSTON 47.59N 95.76W
06/17/2010 POLK MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0425 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S EMERADO 47.88N 97.36W
06/17/2010 GRAND FORKS ND NWS STORM SURVEY
NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN IN SHELTER BELTS.
0427 PM TORNADO 11 E SHEYENNE 47.83N 98.88W
06/17/2010 F0 EDDY ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHWARD OVER OPENED RANGELAND FOR ABOUT
A MILE AND CROSSED THE BENSON COUNTY LINE TO NEAR 8W
WARWICK BY 428 PM CDT. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 15
YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 70 MPH.
0428 PM TORNADO 8 W WARWICK 47.86N 98.88W
06/17/2010 F0 BENSON ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO CROSSED FROM EDDY COUNTY INTO BENSON COUNTY
BEFORE DISSIPATING MAINLY OVER OPEN PASTURELAND. MAXIMUM
WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 15 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 70 MPH.
0428 PM TORNADO 3 WSW HOPE 47.31N 97.78W
06/17/2010 F2 STEELE ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHWARD FOR NEARLY 7 MILES TO AROUND 1N
BLABON BY 438 PM CDT. THE TORNADO PRODUCED SEVERE TREE
DAMAGE IN FIELD AND FARM SHELTER BELTS LOCATED ALONG ITS
PATH. REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFT WINDS ALSO PRODUCED TREE
DAMAGE AT THE HOPE GOLF COURSE. MAXIMUM TORNADO WIDTH
ESTIMATED TO 75 YARDS WITH PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 120
MPH.
0430 PM TORNADO 1 NW COLGATE 47.25N 97.67W
06/17/2010 F1 STEELE ND NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHWARD INTERMITTENTLY FOR NEARLY 7
MILES TO AROUND 3NE HOPE BY 439 PM CDT. TREES WERE
DAMAGED IN SHELTER BELTS AND FARM YARDS. A CENTER PIVOT
IRRIGATION SYSTEM WAS TUMBLED AND TWISTED NEAR COLGATE.
MAXIMUM TORNADO WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 50 YARDS. PEAK WINDS
ESTIMATED TO 95 MPH.
0431 PM TORNADO 3 ESE EMERADO 47.90N 97.30W
06/17/2010 F2 GRAND FORKS ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHWARD INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 7
MILES TO NEAR 1E MECKINOCK BY 442 PM CDT. A POLE BARN AND
SEVERAL FARM OUTBUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED. LARGE TREES
WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. DEBRIS WAS THROWN NEAR EMERADO
AND JUST EAST OF THE GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE. MAXIMUM
WIDTH ESTIMATED AT 100 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 120 MPH.
0432 PM TORNADO 9 S ZERKEL 47.18N 95.38W
06/17/2010 F1 CLEARWATER MN NEWSPAPER
TORNADO TRACKED NORTH NORTHEASTWARD FOR ROUGHLY A MILE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF LONG LOST LAKE TO ABOUT 8S OF ZERKEL
BY 434 PM CDT. NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS WERE KNOCKED
DOWN AND LARGE TREES WERE SNAPPED. MAXIMUM WIDTH
ESTIMATED TO 40 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 90 MPH.
0440 PM TORNADO 5 ENE HOPE 47.35N 97.62W
06/17/2010 F2 STEELE ND NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD FOR NEARLY 3 MILES TO
AROUND 8ENE OF HOPE BY 445 PM CDT. NUMEROUS TREES WERE
SEVERELY DAMAGED IN SHELTER BELTS. AN ABANDONED FARMHOUSE
WAS COLLAPSED AND OTHER FARM BUILDING DAMAGED. MAXIMUM
WIDTH ESTMATED TO 75 YARDS WITH PEAK WINDS TO 125 MPH.
0441 PM TORNADO 1 SW LOWER RICE LAKE 47.34N 95.49W
06/17/2010 CLEARWATER MN NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO TRACKED NEARLY DUE NORTH FOR ABOUT 3 MILES TO
2NNW OF THE RICE LAKE COMMUNITY BY 446 PM CDT. THE
TORNADO KNOCKED DOWN NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS AND
UPROOTED OR SNAPPED OFF SEVERAL TREES. SOME SHINGLES...
GUTTERS AND TRIM PIECES WERE TORN OFF OF A HOUSE. MAXIMUM
WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 30 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 95 MPH.
0446 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 7 WNW GRAND FORKS 47.96N 97.21W
06/17/2010 GRAND FORKS ND ASOS
OBSERVERS AT GFK REPORT A WALL CLOUD SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT
COMPLEX MOVING NORTH. SUBSEQUENT REPORTS INDICATED A
TORNADO PASSING NEAR GFK FROM 2147 UTC TO 2151 UTC. PEAK
WINDS AT THE AIRPORT REACHED 48KTS AS THE NASCENT TORNADO
PASSED THE MIDFIELD SENSOR.
0447 PM TORNADO 7 WNW GRAND FORKS 47.96N 97.21W
06/17/2010 F1 GRAND FORKS ND AMATEUR RADIO
TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF THE GRAND FORKS AIRPORT
AND TRACKED NORTHWARD FOR NEARLY 10 MILES TO AROUND 1W
MANVEL BY 504 PM CDT. THE TORNADO DID LIFT BRIEFLY AROUND
501 PM CDT BEFORE REFORMING WITH TWO TORNADIC VORTICES
EXTENDING FROM A COMMON WALL CLOUD. THE TWIN TORNADOES
THEN TRACKED CYCLICALLY UP TO A MILE APART WHILE THEY
SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES IN SHELTER BELTS AND COLLAPSED
A POLE BARN. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 50 YARDS AND PEAK
WINDS TO 100 MPH.
0459 PM TORNADO 3 SW WADENA 46.41N 95.18W
06/17/2010 F4 OTTER TAIL MN TRAINED SPOTTER
THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN OTTER TAIL COUNTY AND
TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD FOR ABOUT 2 MILES BEFORE CROSSING
INTO WADENA COUNTY JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE WADENA CITY
LIMITS AROUND 502 PM CDT. THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED RAPIDLY
INTO A MULTI-VORTEX WEDGE TYPE TORNADO AS IT APPROACHED
WADENA... AND CONTINUED TO THE NORTHEAST FOR ABOUT 8
MILES IN WADENA COUNTY UNTIL ABOUT 516 PM CDT. OTTER TAIL
COUNTY RECEIVED MAINLY EXTREME TREE DAMAGE. MAXIMUM WIDTH
TO 1.1 MILES AND PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 170 MPH.
0502 PM TORNADO 7 S NORTHWOOD 47.63N 97.57W
06/17/2010 F0 STEELE ND NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO TRACKED FOR ABOUT 2 MILES TO NEAR 5SSE NORTHWOOD
BY 505 PM CDT. THE TORNADO WAS VIEWED BY SPOTTERS NEAR
GOLDEN LAKE AND THE TOWN OF HATTON. SEVERAL TREE TOPS
WERE SNAPPED ALONG THE GOOSE RIVER. MAXIMUM WIDTH
ESTIMATED TO 50 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 80 MPH.
0502 PM TORNADO 1 SW WADENA 46.43N 95.15W
06/17/2010 F4 WADENA MN STORM CHASER
*** 20 INJ *** THIS MULTI-VORTEX WEDGE TORNADO CONTINUED
FROM OTTER TAIL COUNTY NORTHEASTWARD TO ABOUT 7 NORTHEAST
OF WADENA BY 516 PM CDT. THE TORNADO RAVAGED THE WESTERN
HALF OF THE COMMUNITY OF WADENA. NUMEROUS HOMES WERE
FLATTENED TO THE GROUND AND AT LEAST ONE WAS COMPLETELY
SWEPT FROM ITS FOUNDATIONS AND DESTROYED. PUBLIC AND
INDUSTRIAL BUILDING WERE WRECKED. SCHOOL BUSES AND
VEHICLES WERE PROPELLED THROUGH THE AIR FOR HUNDREDS OF
YARDS. MAXIMUM WIDTH TO 1.1 MILES AND PEAK WINDS
ESTIMATED TO 170 MPH.
0507 PM TORNADO 3 SSE GOODRIDGE 48.10N 95.78W
06/17/2010 F1 PENNINGTON MN PUBLIC
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHWARD INTERMITTENTLY FOR ROUGHLY 2
MILES TO ABOUT 1SE OF GOODRIDGE BY 510 PM CDT. THE
TORNADO KNOCKED DOWN SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS AND SNAPPED
OFF SOME SMALLER TREES. HEAVY FARM MACHINERY WAS MOVED
AROUND BY THE WINDS. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 30 YARDS
AND PEAK WINDS TO 90 MPH.
0515 PM TORNADO 2 W DAHLEN 48.16N 97.97W
06/17/2010 F0 NELSON ND NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 3
MILES TO NEAR 2NNE DAHLEN BY 519 PM CDT. SEVERAL LARGE
BRANCHES AND TREE LIMBS WERE KNOCKED DOWN IN SHELTER
BELTS. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 25 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS
TO 80 MPH.
0515 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 W REYNOLDS 47.67N 97.13W
06/17/2010 TRAILL ND FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0517 PM TORNADO 8 WSW LAKE GEORGE 47.16N 95.15W
06/17/2010 F1 HUBBARD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEAST FOR ROUGHLY 6 MILES TO AROUND
4WNW OF LAKE GEORGE BY 526 PM CDT. THE TORNADO KNOCKED
DOWN NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS AND SNAPPED OR UPROOTED
SEEVRAL LARGE TREES FROM THE SOUTHEAST EDGE OF ITASKA
STATE PARK... ACROSS PORTIONS OF BEAUTY LAKE AND LAKE
ALICE. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 80 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS
TO 100 MPH.
0521 PM TORNADO 4 NNW OSLO 48.25N 97.16W
06/17/2010 F1 WALSH ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS OBSERVED FORMING TO THE NORTH OF THE
I-29 EXIT 164... WEST OF OSLO... AT 518 PM CDT. THE
TORNADO TRACKED FOR NEARLY 1 MILE BEFORE CROSSING THE RED
RIVER AND CONTINUING INTO MINNESOTA ABOUT 5N OSLO BY 523
PM CDT. SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE SNAPPED NEAR THE RIVER.
MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 50 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 90
MPH.
0522 PM TORNADO 5 S INKSTER 48.08N 97.64W
06/17/2010 F0 GRAND FORKS ND NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHWARD OVER OPEN FIELDS FOR ABOUT A
MILE TO NEAR 4S INKSTER BY 524 PM CDT. SOME LARGE TREE
LIMBS WERE BROKEN DOWN IN A SHELTER BELT. MAXIMUM WIDTH
ESTIMATED AT 25 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 75 MPH.
0523 PM TORNADO 5 N OSLO 48.27N 97.13W
06/17/2010 F1 MARSHALL MN EMERGENCY MNGR
THIS TORNADO CONTINUED FROM WALSH COUNTY MINNESOTA...
CROSSING THE RED RIVER ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF OSLO. IT
CONTINUED TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD FOR ROUGHLY 4 MILES TO
ABOUT 1.5 MILES EAST OF BIGWOODS BY 529 PM CDT. NUMEROUS
LARGE TREE LIMBS WERE KNOCKED DOWN AND SEVERAL TREES
SNAPPED IN SHELTER BELTS. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 50
YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 90 MPH.
0529 PM TORNADO 4 S CLEARBROOK 47.64N 95.43W
06/17/2010 F1 CLEARWATER MN NEWSPAPER
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHWARD FOR ROUGHLY A MILE TO 3S OF
CLEARBROOK BY 531 PM CDT. SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE
KNOCKED DOWN ONTO POWER LINES AND ONE POWER POLE WAS
SNAPPED ALONG HWY 92. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 40 YARDS
AND PEAK WINDS TO 100 MPH.
0530 PM TORNADO 2 S NIMROD 46.61N 94.88W
06/17/2010 F0 WADENA MN NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO TRACKED EAST NORTHEASTWARD INTERMITTENTLY FOR
ABOUT 5 MILES TO THE CASS COUNTY LINE... AROUND 4 MILES
EAST OF NIMROD BY 537 PM CDT. THE TORNADO CONTINUED EAST
NORTHEAST INTO CASS COUNTY FOR SEVERAL MORE MILES.
NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES WERE BROKEN DOWN ALONG THIS PATH.
MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 50 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 80
MPH.
0530 PM TORNADO 2 WSW THOMPSON 47.76N 97.15W
06/17/2010 F0 GRAND FORKS ND NWS EMPLOYEE
TORNADO PRODUCED INTERMITTENT TOUCHDOWNS ALONG A NEARLY 8
MILE NORTH NORTHEAST TRACK TO AROUND 1NW MERIFIELD... OR
4SSW OF GRAND FORKS BY 443 PM CDT. THE DISSIPATING FUNNEL
WAS VISIBLE PASSING SOUTH OF GRAND FORKS THROUGH 445 PM
CDT. LARGE TREE BRANCHES WERE BROKEN DOWN IN FIELD
SHELTER BELTS AND NEAR HOMES IN MERIFIELD. MAXIMUM WIDTH
ESTIMATED TO 30 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 80 MPH.
0531 PM TSTM WND GST 5 W GRAND FORKS 47.92N 97.18W
06/17/2010 M58.00 MPH GRAND FORKS ND ASOS
58 MPH WIND GUST RECORDED AT GRAND FORKS AIRPORT ASOS.
0534 PM HAIL GRAND FORKS 47.92N 97.07W
06/17/2010 E1.00 INCH GRAND FORKS ND TRAINED SPOTTER
0537 PM TORNADO 1 NW GILBY 48.09N 97.48W
06/17/2010 F0 GRAND FORKS ND TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHWARD INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT TWO
MILES TO NEAR 3NNW GILBY BY 540 PM CDT. NO DAMAGE WAS
DETECTED AS TORNADO STAYED LARGELY OVER OPENED FIELDS.
MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 25 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 75
MPH.
0539 PM HAIL 5 W GRAND FORKS 47.92N 97.18W
06/17/2010 M1.25 INCH GRAND FORKS ND ASOS
HAIL REPORT INCLUDED IN 2239 UTC OBSERVATION AT GRAND
FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT... GFK.
0541 PM TORNADO 3 WSW FORDVILLE 48.20N 97.85W
06/17/2010 F1 WALSH ND FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHWARD FOR ABOUT 2 MILES TO NEAR 2 WNW
FORDVILLE BY 545 PM CDT. TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED
IN SHELTER BELTS. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 50 YARDS AND
PEAK WINDS TO 95 MPH.
0543 PM HAIL 2 S GRAND FORKS 47.89N 97.07W
06/17/2010 E1.25 INCH GRAND FORKS ND AMATEUR RADIO
0545 PM TORNADO 5 SSW INKSTER 48.09N 97.69W
06/17/2010 F1 GRAND FORKS ND NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHWARD FOR ABOUT 4 MILES TO NEAR 3W
INKSTER BY 552 PM CDT. SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE SNAPPED
OR UPROOTED IN SHELTER BELTS. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED AT
75 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 95 MPH.
0545 PM HAIL EAST GRAND FORKS 47.93N 97.02W
06/17/2010 E1.00 INCH POLK MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0548 PM TORNADO 4 E LAKE GEORGE 47.20N 94.91W
06/17/2010 F0 HUBBARD MN NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD INTERMITTENTLY FOR ROUGHLY
4 MILES TO ABOUT 1NW OF KABEKONA BY 554 PM CDT. THE
TORNADO KNOCKED DOWN SEVERAL LARGE TREE BRANCHES ALONG
ITS ROUTE. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED AT 30 YARDS AND PEAK
WINDS TO 80 MPH.
0549 PM TORNADO 5 SSW LAPORTE 47.15N 94.80W
06/17/2010 F0 HUBBARD MN NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD FOR ABOUT A MILE AGAINST
THE WEST END OF LAKE KABEKONA... TO AROUND 4SSW OF
LAPORTE BY 501 PM CDT. SEVERAL LARGE BRACHES WERE BROKEN
DOWN ALONG THE PATH. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 30 YARDS
AND PEAK WINDS TO 80 MPH.
0550 PM TORNADO 3 NNW FISHER 47.84N 96.82W
06/17/2010 F1 POLK MN NWS EMPLOYEE
WELL DEFINED TORNADO VIEWED BY OFF DUTY SPC
METEOROLOGIST. TORNADO TRACKED NORTHWARD INTERMITTENTLY
FOR ROUGHLY 7 MILES TO AROUND 9N OF FISHER BY 600 PM CDT.
THE TORNADO SNAPPED OR UPROOTED NUMEROUS TREES IN SHELTER
BELTS AND DAMAGED FARM BUILDING NEAR THE FISHER/NESBIT
TOWNSHIP BORDER. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 150 YARDS AND
PEAK WINDS TO 100 MPH.
0554 PM TORNADO 11 N GRYGLA 48.46N 95.62W
06/17/2010 F1 MARSHALL MN TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHWARD FOR ROUGHLY 3 MILES ALONG THE
MARSHALL AND BELTRAMI COUNTY LINE... BEFORE CROSSING INTO
ROSEAU COUNTY JUST SOUTH OF SKIME BY 559 PM CDT. THE
TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEASTWARD INTO ROSEAU COUNTY FRO
ABOUT ONE MILE AND LIFTED ABOUT 1E OF SKIME BY 601 PM
CDT. SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN OR SNAPPED
ALONG THE TORNADO PATH. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED AT 40
YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 95 MPH.
0559 PM TORNADO 1 WSW SKIME 48.54N 95.62W
06/17/2010 F1 ROSEAU MN TRAINED SPOTTER
THIS TORNADO CONTINUED FROM MARSHALL COUNTY INTO ROSEAU
COUNTY AND TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD FOR ROUGHLY A MILE TO 1E
OF SKIME BY 601 PM CDT. SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE KNOCKED
DOWN OR SNAPPED ALONG THE TORNAOD PATH. MAXIMUM WIDTH
ESTIMATED TO 40 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 95 MPH.
0600 PM TORNADO 2 WSW GENTILLY 47.78N 96.49W
06/17/2010 F1 POLK MN NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD FOR NEARLY 3 MILES TO
AROUND 1NW OF GENTILLY BY 604 PM CDT. THE TORNADO TORE A
5K BUSHEL STEEL GRAIN BIN RIPPED FROM ITS CONCRETE PAD
AND TOSSED IT A HALF MILE INTO A FIELD. SEVERAL TREES
WERE SNAPPED OFF OR UPROOTED IN A SHELTER BELT AND
SHINGLES WERE TORN FROM A HOUSE ROOF. MAXIMUM WIDTH
ESTIMATED TO 150 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 90 MPH.
0606 PM TORNADO 1 NNW ANGUS 48.09N 96.71W
06/17/2010 F0 POLK MN TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHWARD FOR ROUGHLY 2 MILES TO AROUND
3N ANGUS BY 610 PM CDT. SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS WERE
KNOCKED DOWN IN SHELTER BELTS ALONG THE TORNADO PATH. ONE
FARMSTEAD RECEIVED MINOR SHINGLE DAMAGE. MAXIMUM WIDTH
ESTIMATED TO 75 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 85 MPH.
0615 PM TORNADO 4 SSW MENTOR 47.64N 96.18W
06/17/2010 F3 POLK MN EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 FATAL, 2 INJ *** TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD FOR
NINE MILES TO THE PENNINGTON COUNTY LINE ABOUT 5NNE OF
MENTOR BY 627 PM CDT... AND CONTINUED AN ADDITIONAL 6
MILES INTO PENNINGTON COUNTY THROUGH 636 PM CDT. THE
TORNADO TRACKED ACROSS MAPLE LAKE AND THE COMMUNITY OF
MENTOR. TREES WERE SHEARED OFF OR UPROOTED. POWER POLES
WERE SNAPPED. ROOFS AND GARAGES WERE DESTROYED. A
CONVENIENCE STORE AND GAS STATION ALONG U.S. HWY 2 WAS
FLATTENED. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 150 YARDS AND PEAK
WINDS TO 145 MPH.
0616 PM TORNADO 3 E DOROTHY 47.93N 96.38W
06/17/2010 F1 RED LAKE MN EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD FOR ROUGHLY 2
MILES TO AROUND 5ENE OF DOROTHY BY 619 PM CDT. THE
TORNADO BLEW A PARKED SEMI TRACTOR-TRAILER RIG OFF THE
HIGHWAY AND INJURED THE DRIVER. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED
TO 50 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 90 MPH.
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG RED LAKE FALLS 47.89N 96.27W
06/17/2010 RED LAKE MN NEWSPAPER
NUMEROUS LARGE TREES BRANCHES WERE BROKEN DOWN AND
SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED BY VIOLENT WIND BURSTS. THE WINDS
ACCOMPANIED A STEADY DOWNPOUR OF RAIN.
0626 PM TORNADO 3 NNW RADIUM 48.27N 96.64W
06/17/2010 F1 MARSHALL MN TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO TRACKED FOR ROUGHLY 7 MILES TO ABOUT 10NNE OF
RADIUM BY 636 PM CDT. THE TORNADO SNAPPED OFF NUMEROUS
TREES IN SHELTER BELTS ALONG ITS PATH. THE ROOF WAS TORN
OFF A SMALL SHED NEAR OLD MILL STATE PARK AND SOME ROW
CROPS SHOWED GROUND SCOURING. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO
200 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 105 MPH.
0627 PM TORNADO 5 SSE TERREBONNE 47.77N 96.09W
06/17/2010 F3 RED LAKE MN EMERGENCY MNGR
THIS TORNADO CONTINUED FROM POLK COUNTY AND TRACKED FOR
AN ADDITIONAL 6 MILES TO ROUGHLY 4ENE OF TERRBONNE BY 636
PM CDT. THE TORNADO SHEARED TREES AND BLEW DOWN FARM
BUILDINGS NEAR THE POLK COUNTY LINE AND LOFTED DEBRIS
FROM MENTOR WELL PAST THE COMMUNITY OF PLUMMER. TOTAL
TRACK LENGTH ESTIMATED TO ABOUT 15 MILES. MAXIMUM WIDTH
ESTIMATED TO 150 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 145 MPH.
&&
$$
GGUST
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