Overview
Tornadoes:
The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
EF0 Weak 65-85 mph |
EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph |
EF2 Significant 111-135 mph |
EF3 Severe 136-165 mph |
EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph |
EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph |
Photos & Video:
From Various Social Media Posts:
Tornadoes near Park River (Credit Aaron Kennedy)
Tornadoes near Larimore (Credit Aaron Kennedy)
Wall cloud (Credit Butch Voelker)
Storm Reports
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0342 PM HAIL WALHALLA 48.92N 97.92W 06/27/2015 E1.25 INCH PEMBINA ND PUBLIC QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL FELL FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. 0355 PM TORNADO 2 E OSNABROCK 48.67N 98.11W 06/27/2015 F0 CAVALIER ND TRAINED SPOTTER A ROPE TORNADO TOUCHED FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE IN OPEN FIELDS EAST OF TOWN. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 70 MPH. PEAK WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 20 YARDS. TRACK LENGTH TO ONE QUARTER MILE. 0400 PM HAIL CONCRETE 48.75N 97.93W 06/27/2015 M1.00 INCH PEMBINA ND TRAINED SPOTTER NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL FELL FOR SEVERAL MINUTES IN THE TOWN OF CONCRETE AND AT THE NEARBY CAVALIER AIR FORCE STATION. 0402 PM TORNADO 1 W MILTON 48.63N 98.07W 06/27/2015 F1 CAVALIER ND NWS STORM SURVEY BRIEF TOUCHDOWN AS VIEWED LOOKING WEST NORTHWEST FROM GARDAR AND EAST SOUTHEAST FROM OSNABROCK BY TRAINED SPOTTERS. TORNADO TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD FOR NEARLY ONE MILE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MILTON BY 404 PM CDT. ABOUT 8 EMPTY GRAIN CARS ALONG A GRAIN TRAIN AT THE LOADING FACILITY WERE BLOWN OVER TO THE SOUTHWEST. TRACKED LENGTH ESTIMATED TO THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE. MAXIMUM WIDTH TO 120 YARDS. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 90 MPH. 0409 PM TORNADO 2 NNW UNION 48.58N 97.97W 06/27/2015 F1 CAVALIER ND TRAINED SPOTTER THIS TORNADO WAS VIEWED BY TRAINED SPOTTERS FROM NEAR EDINBURG AND NEAR ADAMS. THIS TORNADO TRACKED FROM ROUGHLY 2 NNW OF UNION... THROUGH UNION AND TO AT LEAST 1 MILE SOUTH OF UNION BY 416 PM CDT. NUMEROUS COTTONWOOD AND OAK TREES WERE SNAPPED. ALSO...ONE POWER POLE WAS SNAPPED AND A ROADSIGN WAS TWISTED. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 100 MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 150 YARDS. 0417 PM TORNADO 5 SSW EDINBURG 48.43N 97.90W 06/27/2015 F0 WALSH ND TRAINED SPOTTER THIS TORNADO TRACKED FOR AT LEAST 3 MILES ACROSS MAINLY OPEN FIELDS TO AROUND 5 WEST OF PARK RIVER BY 428 PM CDT. THIS TORNADO VARYING RED AND BLACK DIRT PLUME AND WAS VIEWED...PHOTOGRAPHED AND REPORTED BY MULTIPLE TRAINED SPOTTERS. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 75 YARDS. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 85 MPH. 0424 PM TORNADO 4 ESE ADAMS 48.40N 97.99W 06/27/2015 F0 WALSH ND TRAINED SPOTTER THIS TORNADO WAS VIEWED FROM NEAR ADAMS AS IT TRACKED FOR MAYBE A MILE ACROSS A SHELTER BELT AND ALONG THE EDGE OF A FARMSTEAD. A FEW LARGE BRANCHES WERE BROKEN DOWN AND TOSSED ACROSS THE FIELD BUT NO STRUCTURES APPEARED TO BE DAMAGED. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 75 MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 50 YARDS. 0428 PM TORNADO 2 NE FORDVILLE 48.24N 97.76W 06/27/2015 F0 WALSH ND LAW ENFORCEMENT TORNADO VIEWED FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS...TWO MINUTE TOUCHDOWN ALONG A ROUGHLY MILE LONG TRACK OVER OPEN FIELDS EAST OF FORDVILLE. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 50 YARDS. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 75 MPH. 0435 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 ENE INKSTER 48.17N 97.58W 06/27/2015 GRAND FORKS ND ASOS FUNNEL CLOUD WAS VIEWED AND REPORTED FROM GRAND FORKS AIRPORT /KGFK/... LOCATED MORE THAN 20 MILES TO THE SE OF THE FUNNELS LOCATION. 0436 PM TORNADO 7 NE MCVILLE 47.84N 98.07W 06/27/2015 F1 NELSON ND NWS STORM SURVEY THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED WELL BEHIND THE RAIN AND HAIL OF A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM. IT TRACKED EASTWARD INTERMITTENTLY FOR 4.8 MILES TO ABOUT 10 NNE OF ANETA BY 450 PM CDT. IT WAS VIEWED AND REPORTED BY A SPOTTER NEAR SHARON /14 MILES TO THE SOUTH/ AROUND 444 PM CDT. THE TORNADO BLEW DOWN AN OLD BARN AND BLEW OUT TWO STEEL GRAIN BIN AT ONE FARMSTEAD... SNAPPED 6 PINE TREES AT ANOTHER...AND SNAPPED SEVERAL POPLAR TREES AT A THIRD. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 100 MPH. PEAK WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 0444 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 14 NNW SHARON 47.78N 98.01W 06/27/2015 NELSON ND TRAINED SPOTTER SPOTTER LOCATED NORTHWEST OF SHARON REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTEAST. 0445 PM HAIL 1 S LANKIN 48.30N 97.92W 06/27/2015 E1.75 INCH WALSH ND STORM CHASER 0445 PM HAIL 10 NNE ANETA 47.81N 97.91W 06/27/2015 E1.00 INCH NELSON ND NWS STORM SURVEY LARGE HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN PRECEDED THE ARRIVAL OF A WEAK TORNADO. 0447 PM HAIL 4 S LOGAN CENTER 47.74N 97.82W 06/27/2015 E1.50 INCH GRAND FORKS ND TRAINED SPOTTER TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. SPOTTER FOUND PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL 45 MINUTES AFTER IT FELL. 0455 PM TORNADO 3 NW INKSTER 48.18N 97.69W 06/27/2015 F1 GRAND FORKS ND NWS STORM SURVEY THIS TORNADO TRACKED INTERMITTENTLY FOR AROUND 6 MILES AND LASTING THROUGH 510 PM CDT. IT TOUCHED DOWN ALONG THE EAST EDGE OF THE FOREST RIVER COLONY AND PASSED JUST WEST OF INKSTER AS IT TRACKED TO AROUND 2 EAST NORTHEAST OF ORR. THE TORNADO WAS OBSERVED AND REPORTED BY GFAFB TOWER PERSONNEL AROUND 508 PM. A FEW OAK TREES WERE SNAPPED IN THE FOREST RIVER VALLEY WHILE OTHER LARGE TREE BRANCHES WERE BROKEN DOWN IN SHELTER BELTS ALONG ITS PATH. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 100 MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH TO 150 0505 PM HAIL 5 W GILBY 48.08N 97.58W 06/27/2015 M2.00 INCH GRAND FORKS ND PUBLIC HAIL UP TO HEN EGG SIZED FELL FOR SEVERAL MINUTES ACROSS WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP. 0513 PM TORNADO 6 S LOGAN CENTER 47.72N 97.82W 06/27/2015 F0 GRAND FORKS ND TRAINED SPOTTER TORNADO VIEWED SOUTH OF HWY 15 MOVING EAST. TORNADO LASTED FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES...UNTIL 515 PM CDT...AND TRAVELLED NEARLY A MILE OVER OPEN FIELDS. 0518 PM TORNADO 8 E SHARON 47.60N 97.73W 06/27/2015 F0 STEELE ND PUBLIC BRIEF TOUCHDOWN NOTED IN OPEN FIELD. 0522 PM HAIL GRAND FORKS AFB 47.96N 97.38W 06/27/2015 E0.88 INCH GRAND FORKS ND TRAINED SPOTTER 0524 PM TORNADO 2 NNW FINGAL 46.79N 97.81W 06/27/2015 F0 BARNES ND LAW ENFORCEMENT BRIEF TOUCHDOWN IN OPEN FIELD AS VIEWED FROM NEAR CUBA. 0525 PM HAIL 1 N GOLDEN LAKE 47.59N 97.64W 06/27/2015 M3.00 INCH STEELE ND LAW ENFORCEMENT VERY LARGE HAIL ACROSS NORTHWEST SIDE OF GOLDEN LAKE. ALSO SOME 2 INCH BRANCHES BROKEN DOWN. 0526 PM HAIL GRAND FORKS AFB 47.96N 97.38W 06/27/2015 E1.00 INCH GRAND FORKS ND TRAINED SPOTTER 0531 PM HAIL GRAND FORKS AFB 47.96N 97.38W 06/27/2015 M1.75 INCH GRAND FORKS ND OTHER FEDERAL 0533 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 NW ARVILLA 47.95N 97.54W 06/27/2015 GRAND FORKS ND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED BY STATE PATROL 0535 PM HAIL ARVILLA 47.92N 97.49W 06/27/2015 E1.75 INCH GRAND FORKS ND 911 CALL CENTER 0537 PM HAIL 3 N NORTHWOOD 47.78N 97.57W 06/27/2015 E3.00 INCH GRAND FORKS ND STORM CHASER 0538 PM TORNADO 2 W ARVILLA 47.92N 97.54W 06/27/2015 F0 GRAND FORKS ND 911 CALL CENTER A TORNADO TRACKED FOR ROUGHLY 2 MILES TO ABOUT 1 SSW OF ARVILLA BY 542 PM CDT. THE FUNNEL CLOUD WAS VISIBLE FOR SEVERAL MORE MINUTES AND WAS VIEWED AND PHOTOGRAPHED FROM TURTLE RIVER STATE PARK...LARIMORE...ARVILLA AND FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 2. THE TORNADO BROKE DOWN LARGE BRANCHES IN SHELTER BELTS ALONG ITS PATH. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 70 MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH TO 50 YARDS. 0542 PM HAIL 10 ENE HOPE 47.38N 97.52W 06/27/2015 E2.00 INCH STEELE ND PUBLIC LARGE SWATH OF QUARTER TO HEN EGG SIZED HAIL FELL ACROSS PORTIONS OF EDENDALE TOWNSHIP THROUGH 550 PM CDT. 0544 PM HAIL 3 ENE ARVILLA 47.94N 97.43W 06/27/2015 E1.75 INCH GRAND FORKS ND 911 CALL CENTER 0544 PM HAIL ENDERLIN 46.62N 97.60W 06/27/2015 M2.00 INCH RANSOM ND BROADCAST MEDIA LARGE HAIL FELL OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 6 MINUTES... THROUGH 550 PM CDT. PICTURES AND REPORTS POSTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 0548 PM TORNADO 7 NE HOPE 47.40N 97.61W 06/27/2015 F1 STEELE ND NWS STORM SURVEY THIS TORNADO TRACKED FOR OVER 3 MILES TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST AND LIFTED AROUND 6 MILES ENE OF HOPE BY 558 PM CDT. THE TORANDO DAMAGED NUMEROUS TREES IN SHELTER BENLTS AND SNAPPED A FEW POWER POLES ALONG ITS PATH. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 110 MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH TO 800 YARDS. 0550 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 7 W WALCOTT 46.55N 97.08W 06/27/2015 RICHLAND ND BROADCAST MEDIA A PERSISTENT WALL CLOUD WITH FUNNEL WAS PHOTOGRAPHED AND REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 0600 PM HAIL CLIFFORD 47.35N 97.41W 06/27/2015 E1.00 INCH TRAILL ND TRAINED SPOTTER LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCED WIDESPREAD ROOFTOP AND CROP DAMAGE IN THE CLIFFORD AREA. 0602 PM TORNADO 4 W HOLMES 47.72N 97.38W 06/27/2015 F2 GRAND FORKS ND NWS STORM SURVEY DEBRIS INDICATED ON RADAR. SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL AS VIEWED FROM HATTON AND FROM HOLMES. THE TORNADO TRACKED SOUTH SOUTHEAST FOR NEARLY 3 MILES AND LIFTED BY 615 PM CDT. THE TORNADO SNAPPED NUMEROUS TREES IN SHELTERBELTS AND PARTIALLY DEBARKED OTHERS. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 120 MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH TO 400 YARDS. 0605 PM HAIL 2 SSW SHELDON 46.56N 97.51W 06/27/2015 E1.00 INCH RANSOM ND PUBLIC 0609 PM HAIL 5 E HOLMES 47.72N 97.19W 06/27/2015 E0.75 INCH GRAND FORKS ND AMATEUR RADIO 0610 PM HAIL HOLMES 47.72N 97.30W 06/27/2015 M1.75 INCH GRAND FORKS ND TRAINED SPOTTER 0611 PM HAIL 2 S MARCH 48.17N 96.90W 06/27/2015 E1.75 INCH POLK MN PUBLIC RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA 0613 PM TORNADO 5 WNW GALESBURG 47.30N 97.51W 06/27/2015 F1 STEELE ND NWS STORM SURVEY SPOTTER PREVIOUSLY HAD REPORTED THIS AS A FUNNEL CLOUD. A DAMAGE SURVEY FOUND THAT THE TORNADO TRACKED ROUGHLY SOUTHWARD FOR AROUND MILES TO NEAR 6 WSW OF GALESBURG BY 621 PM CDT. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED IN SHELTER BELTS ALONG THE PATH...BEANS FIELD WERE SCOURED...AND TWO POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED AT 300 YARDS. PEAK WIND ESTIMATED TO 110 MPH. 0615 PM HAIL 4 N HOLMES 47.77N 97.30W 06/27/2015 E1.00 INCH GRAND FORKS ND AMATEUR RADIO QUARTER SIZE HAIL CURRENTLY FALLING AT INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 15 AND 13 IN GRAND FORKS COUNTY. 0621 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 20 NNW CASSELTON 47.17N 97.37W 06/27/2015 CASS ND 911 CALL CENTER ROPE TORNADO VIEWED FROM I-94. 0625 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 NNE ERIE 47.14N 97.37W 06/27/2015 CASS ND PUBLIC ROPE FUNNEL VIEWED FROM NEAR PAGE ND...LOOKING EAST. 0628 PM HAIL MCLEOD 46.39N 97.30W 06/27/2015 E1.75 INCH RANSOM ND TRAINED SPOTTER QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY MULTIPLE SPOTTERS IN MCLEOD. 0629 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 N MAYVILLE 47.53N 97.33W 06/27/2015 TRAILL ND NWS EMPLOYEE PERSISTEANT WALL CLOUD WITH FUNNEL NEAR MAYVILLE 0630 PM TSTM WND DMG ERIE 47.11N 97.39W 06/27/2015 CASS ND NWS STORM SURVEY NUMEROUS LARGE TREE BRANCHES WERE BROKEN DOWN AROUND TOWN. 0635 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 WSW ANGUS 48.07N 96.74W 06/27/2015 POLK MN BROADCAST MEDIA PERSISTENT WALL CLOUD AND FUNNEL WERE VIEWED FROM THE SHERACK AREA. REPORT AND PHOTO POSTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME APPROXIMATED BASED ON RADAR. 0637 PM HAIL ANGUS 48.08N 96.70W 06/27/2015 E1.00 INCH POLK MN PUBLIC HAIL COVERED THE GROUND. 0650 PM HAIL 2 NE EUCLID 47.99N 96.61W 06/27/2015 E1.00 INCH POLK MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0655 PM HAIL 2 SW WHEATLAND 46.89N 97.37W 06/27/2015 E1.75 INCH CASS ND PUBLIC 0700 PM HAIL CASSELTON 46.90N 97.21W 06/27/2015 E1.00 INCH CASS ND TRAINED SPOTTER 0720 PM HAIL 6 N LEONARD 46.74N 97.25W 06/27/2015 E1.75 INCH CASS ND PUBLIC STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL IMPACTED SOUTHERN MAPLE RIVER TOWNSHIP FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. 0740 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 SW HANKINSON 46.05N 96.92W 06/27/2015 RICHLAND ND BROADCAST MEDIA A LARGE PERSISTENT WALL CLOUD AND BRIEF FUNNEL WERE VIEWED FROM LAKE ELSIE. PHOTOS AND REPORT WERE POSTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA. 0805 PM TORNADO 6 E DOWNER 46.75N 96.36W 06/27/2015 F0 CLAY MN TRAINED SPOTTER FUNNEL VIEWED FROM DOWNER EXIT OFF INTERSTATE 29. SERIES OF BRIEF DUST PLUMES NOTED. 0820 PM HAIL MOORETON 46.27N 96.88W 06/27/2015 E1.50 INCH RICHLAND ND PUBLIC 0822 PM TORNADO 1 ENE BARNEY 46.27N 96.98W 06/27/2015 F1 RICHLAND ND NWS STORM SURVEY A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR BARNEY AND TRACKED SOUTH SOUTHEAST FROM A MILE OR TWO BY 826 PM CDT. THE TORNADO BROKE DOWN LARGE TREES AND NUMEROUS LARGE TREE BRANCHES. IT ALSO FLIPPED AND TOSSED A LARGE WOODEN PLAY CENTER FOR SEVERAL YARDS AND JUMBLED SEPTIC TANK PVC PIPES WHICH EXTENDED WESTWARD FROM THE HOUSE...AT GROUND LEVEL. PEAK WINDS EXTIMATED TO 90 MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH TO 75 YARDS. 0844 PM TORNADO 2 SE GREAT BEND 46.13N 96.77W 06/27/2015 F1 RICHLAND ND NWS STORM SURVEY TORNADO WAS INITIALLY REPORTED AS POSSIBLY TWO FUNNEL CLOUDS UNDER THE SAME WALL CLOUD BY A TRAINED SPOTTER. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AND TRACKED FOR LESS THAN A MILE AND LIFTED BY 845 PM CDT. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND A STEEL GRAIN BIN WAS BLOWN OFF ITS FOUNDATION AT ONE FARMSTEAD. A NEIGHBORING FARMSTEAD ALSO HAD NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES AND TREE LIMBS BROKEN DOWN. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 90 MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH TO 100 YARDS. 0850 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 NE PELICAN RAPIDS 46.59N 96.06W 06/27/2015 OTTER TAIL MN BROADCAST MEDIA PERSISTENT WALL CLOUD WITH FUNNEL WAS PHOTOGRAPHED AND REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AS IT MOVED OVER PELICAN AND CRYSTAL LAKES. 0855 PM FUNNEL CLOUD SONORA 46.07N 96.74W 06/27/2015 RICHLAND ND 911 CALL CENTER ROTATION VIEWED NEAR SONORA BY TRAINED SPOTTERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS...BETWEEN HANKINSON AND FAIRMOUNT. 0859 PM TORNADO 7 W FAIRMOUNT 46.05N 96.75W 06/27/2015 F0 RICHLAND ND TRAINED SPOTTER LARGE TORNADO WAS VIEWED BY TRAINED SPOTTERS AND STORM CHASERS AS IT CROSSED HWY 11. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AND QUICKLY BECAME ENSHROUDED IN HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL BUT APPEARED TO TRACK FOR A MILE OR TWO AND ENDING BY 903 PM CDT. LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND LIMBS WERE SEEN BREAKING FROM TREES AND SHELTER BELTS ALONG ITS PATH. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 80 MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH TO 300 YARDS. 0900 PM HAIL 3 W FAIRMOUNT 46.05N 96.67W 06/27/2015 E1.50 INCH RICHLAND ND TRAINED SPOTTER LARGE HAIL UP TO PING PONG BALLS IN SIZE AND VERY HEAVY RAIN HAIL FELL FOR SEVERAL MINUTES ACROSS EASTERN DEVILLO TOWNSHIP. 0915 PM HAIL 2 SW DALTON 46.15N 95.95W 06/27/2015 E1.25 INCH OTTER TAIL MN LAW ENFORCEMENT LARGE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS REPORTED ALONG INTERSTATE 94 BETWEEN THE DALTON AND ASHBY EXITS. 0925 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 NE ELBOW LAKE 46.02N 95.93W 06/27/2015 GRANT MN EMERGENCY MNGR A PERSISTENT WALL CLOUD AND BRIEF FUNNEL WERE OBSERVED ...PHOTOGRAPHED AND REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AS IT PASSED BETWEEN ELBOW LAKE AND ASHBY.
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