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Event Details
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF0 |
| -- Length | 3 |
| -- Width | 75 |
| State | MINNESOTA |
| County/Area | OTTER TAIL |
| WFO | FGF |
| Begin Date | 06/18/2009 17:50:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 1 |
| Begin Azimuth | NW |
| Begin Location | CARLISLE |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 46.38/-96.19 |
| End Date | 06/18/2009 17:57:00 CST-6 |
| End Range | 1 |
| End Azimuth | NW |
| End Location | ELIZABETH |
| End Lat/Lon | 46.39/-96.14 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | |
| Crop Damage | |
| Episode Narrative | Eastern North Dakota remained in a very weak surface pattern on the 18th, with numerous weak surface lows and boundaries across the midwest. Like the past several days, moisture levels remained very high, with surface dew points in the low to mid 60s. Some morning cloud cover along the North Dakota/South Dakota border lifted north by afternoon, and allowed a period of good heating. Although the upper level winds were fairly light, another in a series of upper level disturbances shifted over the area by mid afternoon. This helped initiate thunderstorm development over southeast North Dakota and west central Minnesota. A cluster of thunderstorms also developed over extreme northeast North Dakota. By late afternoon, a line of thunderstorms raced across the Mooreton (ND) area, through Wahpeton/Breckenridge, and into the Fergus Falls (MN) area. This line of storms brought many reports of strong winds. The weak wind flow and moist atmosphere once again brought heavy rainfall to areas along the Canadian border and areas along and south of Interstate 94. |
| Event Narrative | Peak winds were estimated at 80 mph. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 55.00K | 50.00K | |||||||
| URBANK | OTTER TAIL CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 12:40 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SWIFT | ROSEAU CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 16:45 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| EVERDELL | WILKIN CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 17:10 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BRECKENRIDGE | WILKIN CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 17:15 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TENNEY | WILKIN CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 17:29 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| (FFM)FERGUS FALLS AR | OTTER TAIL CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 17:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CARLISLE | OTTER TAIL CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 17:48 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CARLISLE | OTTER TAIL CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 17:50 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FERGUS FALLS | OTTER TAIL CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 17:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FERGUS FALLS | OTTER TAIL CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 17:55 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| DALTON | OTTER TAIL CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 18:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HERMAN MUNI ARPT | GRANT CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 18:10 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DENT | OTTER TAIL CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 18:15 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ELBOW LAKE | GRANT CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 18:20 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LUCE | OTTER TAIL CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 18:30 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| RICHDALE | OTTER TAIL CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 18:43 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DEER CREEK | OTTER TAIL CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 18:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DEER CREEK | OTTER TAIL CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 18:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WADENA ARPT | WADENA CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 19:02 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NIMROD | WADENA CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 19:10 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MC CAULEYVILLE | WILKIN CO. | MN | 06/18/2009 | 19:57 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 50.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 55.00K | 50.00K |
