KFGF [252017]: Preliminary Local Storm Report...summary

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
315 PM CDT WED APR 25 2012

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

1223 PM FUNNEL CLOUD DILWORTH 46.88N 96.70W
04/21/2012 CLAY MN LAW ENFORCEMENT

MULITPLE FUNNELS WERE OBSERVED ACROSS CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY
FROM NEAR FELTON TOWARDS ULEN AND DOWN THROUGH DILWORTH
AND GLYNDON AREAS TOWARDS DOWNER. THESE OCCURRED MAINLY
FROM 1223 PM THROUGH 1 PM CDT. MOST WERE SHORT LIVED BUT
ONE OR MORE WERE PERSISTENT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.

1235 PM TORNADO 5 SE KENT 46.39N 96.61W
04/21/2012 F0 WILKIN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT

THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR A FARMSTEAD AND THEN
TRACKED INTERMITTENTLY TO THE EAST FOR ABOUT A HALF MILE
AND LIFTED AROUND 1237 PM CDT. THE TORNADO TORE ALL OF
THE TIN ROOFING AND ROOFING PANELS FROM AN OPEN FACED
POLE SHED. IT ALSO TORE DOWN SEVERAL TREE LIMBS IN THE
FARMYARD AND TOSSED A TRAMPOLINE ON TOP OF THE GARAGE.
MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 40 YARDS AND PEAK WIND TO 80
MPH.

1241 PM TORNADO 5 SE GLYNDON 46.82N 96.50W
04/21/2012 F0 CLAY MN TRAINED SPOTTER

THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR A FARMSTEAD WEST OF MN HWY
9 AND TRACKED EASTWARD FOR ABOUT ONE QUARTER OF A MILE
BEFORE LIFTING AROUND 1242 PM CDT. A SPOTTER REPORTED
SEVERAL 4 FOOT BY 6 FOOT TIN ROOFING PANELS WERE BLOWN
OFF A POLE SHED AND CARRIED EASTWARD ACROSS MN HWY 9.
MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED AT 20 YARDS AND PEAK WINDS
ESTIMATED FROM 70 TO 80 MPH.

0124 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 7 N FOXHOME 46.38N 96.31W
04/21/2012 WILKIN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT

MULTIPLE BRIEF FUNNELS WERE OBSERVED MOVING EASTWARD
ACROSS WILKIN COUNTY. ONE OF THESE PRODUCED A VERY BRIEF
AND NONDAMAGING GROUND CONTACT NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
CR16 AND CR19.

0205 PM HAIL 3 N FERGUS FALLS 46.33N 96.07W
04/21/2012 E0.75 INCH OTTER TAIL MN TRAINED SPOTTER

PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL ABOUT 1 INCH DEEP ON HIGHWAY.

0211 PM TORNADO 7 S FERGUS FALLS 46.18N 96.07W
04/21/2012 F1 OTTER TAIL MN LAW ENFORCEMENT

THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR A FARMSTEAD AND TRACKED
EASTWARD FOR ABOUT TWO MILES BEFORE LIFTING BY 219 PM
CDT. THE TORNADO POPPED THREE EMPTY STEEL BINS OFF THEIR
CONCRETE PADS AND TUMBLED THEM AROUND QUITE VIOLENTLY.
THE TORNADO ALSO TORE THE DOORS OFF AN ENCLOSED POLE
SHED...TORE THE ROOFING PANELS OFF AND UPLIFTED AND
DISPLACED THE RAFTERS. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED AT 50
YARDS AND PEAK WINDS TO 90 MPH.

0245 PM HAIL 3 SW ASHBY 46.06N 95.86W
04/21/2012 E0.75 INCH GRANT MN NEWSPAPER

AN INCH OR MORE OF PEA TO PENNY SIZED HAIL CAUSED VERY
ICY CONDITIONS ALONG STRETCHES OF INTERSTATE 94 THROUGH
NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY.

0250 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 7 E ELBOW LAKE 45.99N 95.83W
04/21/2012 GRANT MN LAW ENFORCEMENT


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