June 12th, 2022 Severe Storms in Minnesota

Tornadoes:

In addition to the tornado below, there was another tornado that tracked through an open field. No damage was reported, so no survey was conducted.

Tornado - Spruce Valley MARSHALL COUNTY, MINNESOTA Date June 12th, 2022 Time (Local) 348 - 353 PM CDT EF Rating 1 Est. Peak Winds 105 MPH Path Length 2.5 miles Max Width 300 yards Injuries/Deaths -  Summary: THE TORNADO WAS LIKELY WRAPPED IN HEAVY RAIN, HAIL, AND DAMAGING WINDS AS IT TRACKED FOR ROUGHLY 2.5 MILES TO   AROUND 3 MILES SSW OF MIDDLE RIVER BY 353 PM CDT. IT SNAPPED OR UPROOTED NUMEOUS ASH, POPLAR, AND SPRUCE TREES AT HOMESTEADS AND GROVES ALONG ITS PATH. A TOTAL OF 6 WOODEN POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED ON NORTH-SOUTH LINES ALONG 120TH AND 130TH AVE NE. HAIL RANGED IN SIZE FROM ONE TO TWO INCH DIAMETER. Track Map

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

Here are some tweets from June 12th's storms

Video NE of Holt by 7.5 miles taken right as the hail core was overtaking me at 4:03pm. It was packing some decent winds as well. #mnwx pic.twitter.com/NZePcpsHNA

— Nick Camp (@NickCampMN) June 12, 2022

Swamp Monster.

Pic of the wicked #supercell moving through the swamps west of Red Lake, MN this afternoon. The structure and colors were awesome as it moved into the swamps and a funnel even poked out of the bottom for a bit in this pic. #mnwx #nikon #StormHour #ThePhotoHour pic.twitter.com/vQN1sVM5sa

— Weather Unrated (@WxUnrated) June 13, 2022

Some video from the gnarly supercell near Goodridge, MN this afternoon. Saw some possible #tornadoes but never anything definitive. Was spinning like a top in multiple places. Followed it into the Red Lake marshes. Full video to come eventually! #mnwx @NWSGrandForks #nikon pic.twitter.com/LtezIzKkOg

— Weather Unrated (@WxUnrated) June 13, 2022

Supercell east of Goodridge #mnwx eating dust pic.twitter.com/hrDoL4fAD4

— James Hooker (@jstormlogger) June 13, 2022

Radar

Composite Reflectivity from June 12th, 2022

Storm Reports

Storm Reports across the area on June 12th, 2022

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
721 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2022

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

0801 AM     HAIL             5 SSW RADIUM            48.16N 96.65W 
06/12/2022  E1.00 INCH       Polk               MN   PUBLIC          

0205 PM     TSTM WND DMG     11 WNW STEPHEN          48.51N 97.10W 
06/12/2022                   Marshall           MN   NWS STORM SURVEY

            WIND DRIVEN HAIL STRIPPED AN ALFALFA FIELD AND DENTED AN 
            ALUMINUM TRUCK TRAILER PARKED IN A FARMYARD. WINDS 
            ESTIMATED TO 60 MPH AND HAIL ESTIMATED TO QUARTER SIZED. 
            PILES OF HAIL WERE STILL EVIDENT IN THE YARD THE 
            FOLLOWING MORNING. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

0227 PM     TSTM WND DMG     9 WNW STEPHEN           48.50N 97.06W 
06/12/2022                   Marshall           MN   NWS STORM SURVEY

            A FEW TREES BROKN DOWN IN SHELTER BELTS ACROSS 
            SOUTHEASTERN EAGLE POINT TOWNSHIP. TIME RANGED BETWEEN 
            225 AND 229 PM CDT BASED ON RADAR.

0331 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SE STRANDQUIST        48.44N 96.40W 
06/12/2022                   Marshall           MN   NWS STORM SURVEY

            A FEW POPLAR AND ASH TREES SNAPPED NEAR INTERSECTION OF 
            HWY 59 AND CR6. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

0335 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 NNE GRACETON          48.85N 94.77W 
06/12/2022                   Lake Of The Woods  MN   PUBLIC          

            VERY STRONG WINDS AND WIND DRIVEN WAVE ACTION TUMBLED 
            DOCKS AT MORRIS POINT. 

0348 PM     TORNADO          3 WSW MIDDLE RIVER      48.42N 96.22W 
06/12/2022  F1               Marshall           MN   NWS STORM SURVEY

            THE TORNADO WAS LIKELY WRAPPED IN HEAVY RAIN, HAIL, AND 
            DAMAGING WINDS AS IT TRACKED FOR ROUGHLY 2.5 MILES TO 
            AROUND 3 MILES SSW OF MIDDLE RIVER BY 353 PM CDT. IT 
            SNAPPED OR UPROOTED NUMEOUS ASH, POPLAR, AND SPRUCE TREES
            AT HOMESTEADS AND GROVES ALONG ITS PATH. A TOTAL OF 6 
            WOODEN POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED ON NORTH-SOUTH LINES 
            ALONG 120TH AND 130TH AVE NE. HAIL RANGED IN SIZE FROM 
            ONE TO TWO INCH DIAMETER. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 105 
            MPH. MAX WIDTH TO 300 YDS. 

0352 PM     HAIL             3 SSW MIDDLE RIVER      48.40N 96.18W 
06/12/2022  E2.00 INCH       Marshall           MN   NWS STORM SURVEY

            WIND DRIVEN HAIL PUNCHED HOLES IN SIDING AND BROKE OUT 
            SEVERAL WINDOWS ON THE WEST/NORTHWEST WALLS OF A HOUSE. 
            HAIL STONES UP TO GOLF BALL SIZED WERE FOUND IN MELTING 
            PILES EARLY THE FOLLOWING MORNING.

0353 PM     HAIL             5 NNE HOLT              48.36N 96.15W 
06/12/2022  M1.75 INCH       Marshall           MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            DEPUTY REPORTED LARGE GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AT THE 
            INTERSECTION OF HWY 59 AND CR28.

0407 PM     HAIL             6 SE MIDDLE RIVER       48.37N 96.07W 
06/12/2022  M1.50 INCH       Marshall           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            QUARTER TO PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL WAS ACCUMULATING ON 
            THE GROUND. 

0407 PM     TSTM WND GST     7 NE HOLT               48.36N 96.09W 
06/12/2022  M65.00 MPH       Marshall           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0442 PM     TORNADO          6 E GOODRIDGE           48.14N 95.67W 
06/12/2022  F0               Pennington         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            TORNADO TRACKED FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE THROUGH AN OPEN 
            FIELD. THE GROUND BASED DUST SWIRL WAS FILMED OR 
            PHOTOGRAPHED BY AT LEAST THREE SPOTTERS. A PERSISTANT AND
            LOW WALL CLOUD STRUCTURE WAS TRACKED INTO THE AREA AND 
            WAS ABOVE THE SWIRL, THOUGH NO CONDENSATION CONE WAS 
            READILY APPARENT. FIRST REPORTED VIA SOCAL MEDIA AND 
            TROUHGH BROADCAST MEDIA SOURCES. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON 
            RADAR, VIDEO, AND NEARBY WIND SENSOR REPORTS.


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GREGORY.GUST

Environment

Figure 1: 300mb Loop	Figure 2: 850mb Loop

Figure 3: 0-3km MLCAPE and Bulk Shear Loop	Figure 4: Bulk Shear Loop	Figure 5: Effective Storm Relative Helicity Loop

Figure 6: Significant Tornado Parameter Loop	Figure 7: MLCAPE and Surface Vorticity Loop