Grand Forks, ND

Weather Forecast Office

Review of the June 7th and 8th, 2019 Severe Weather

Overview

Severe thunderstorms formed during the afternoons and early evenings of June 7th and June 8th. These storms mainly produced damaging winds and large hail, but one tornado also occurred near Fertile, MN on Saturday June 8th. Total observed rainfall amounts from the 7th into the 8th were highly variable due to the scattered nature of the thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall.

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Tornadoes

Tornado - 4 SE Fertile MN
Polk County

Date	June 8, 2019
Time (Local)	7:34 PM - 7:45 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF-2
Est. Peak Winds	115 mph
Path Length	3.6 miles
Max Width	160 yards
Injuries/Deaths	None
Summary: Tornadoes snapped multiple trees and threw some into nearby fields. The most significant damage occurred at a farmstead where grain bins where twisted around trees 90 to 100 yards away. There was also a roof partially removed and structural damage to the walls of a barn.

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

High Temperatures

Near record high temperatures occurred on Friday June 7th and Saturday June 8th, 2019. Friday June 7th was the hottest day for the summer so far across the area. On Friday, Fargo reach 96 degrees (near the record of 99 degrees set in 1941), Grand Forks (GFK) International Airport set a new record high of 96 degrees, and Grand Forks (Univ/NWS) reached 96 degrees (near record of 97 degrees set in 1988). On Saturday June 8th, Fargo set a new record high of 93 degrees.

Photos & Video

June 7th photos

Near Alvarado, MN

Lerry Pryzbyla

Near Alvarado, MN

Lerry Pryzbyla

Grand Forks, ND

Bob Filipy

Grand Forks, ND

Bob Filipy

June 8th photos

Near Leonard, ND

Mitch Burdick

Near Leonard, ND

Mitch Burdick

Fargo, ND

Near Fertile, MN

Radar

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Storm Reports

Friday June 7th, 2019

Saturday June 8th, 2019

Rain Reports

This map shows the 2 day rainfall total, from 1 pm Friday June 7th to 7 am Sunday June 8th. The map may not depict every location accurately because the NWS does not receive rainfall reports in between a lot of the larger cities on this map. Between the larger cities, rainfall amounts are estimated for this map.

Additional Information

SPC Watches and NWS Grand Forks Warnings


SPC Watch June 7th	NWS Grand Forks June 7, 2019 Warnings	SPC Watch June 8th	NWS Grand Forks June 8, 2019 Warnings

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