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Event Details
| Event | Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude | 126 kts. |
| State | MINNESOTA |
| County/Area | OTTER TAIL |
| WFO | FGF |
| Begin Date | 06/17/2010 15:10:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 3 |
| Begin Azimuth | WNW |
| Begin Location | PARKERS PRAIRIE |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 46.18/-95.37 |
| End Date | 06/17/2010 15:12:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 300.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Conditions were ripe by the afternoon of the 17th for a major severe weather outbreak. A surface low had moved into east central North Dakota with an occluded front extending to the southeast. Warm and humid air was in place ahead of the front, with a much drier airmass pushing in behind it. The 500mb low was located over northwest North Dakota with a nice southwest to northeast upper jet pushing into eastern North Dakota. Two lines of convection formed by late afternoon, one from Roseau County down toward Eastern Otter Tail County and the other over east central North Dakota. Nearly all the cells that formed took on a classic hook shape with rotation very evident on radar imagery. Multiple tornado warnings were issued before the event wound down by mid evening. The strongest tornadoes were determined to be EF4 tornadoes, two in west central Minnesota and one in northeast North Dakota. |
| Event Narrative | Peak 3 second wind gusts of from 128 to 145 mph were measured by 6 different wind sensors placed at heights of from 160 to 380 feet AGL at a temporary wind energy monitoring tower site. Peak 3 second wind gusts of 119 mph were measured at a height of 20 feet AGL at this same tower site. These measurements were made as a tornado struck the site, and just prior to the collapse of the tower. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 2 | 28 | 300.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| FOSSUM | NORMAN CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 14:28 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| URBANK | OTTER TAIL CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 14:45 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF4 | 1 | 5 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| VERGAS | OTTER TAIL CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 14:55 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BEJOU | MAHNOMEN CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 14:59 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BEJOU | MAHNOMEN CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 15:00 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WINGER | POLK CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 15:07 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FOSSTON MUNI ARPT | POLK CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 15:08 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PARKERS PRAIRIE | OTTER TAIL CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 15:10 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 126 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 300.00K | 0.00K |
| FOSSTON MUNI ARPT | POLK CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 15:22 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LAKE ITASCA | CLEARWATER CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 15:32 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ZERKEL | CLEARWATER CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 15:41 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BLUFFTON | OTTER TAIL CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 15:48 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BLUFFTON | OTTER TAIL CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 15:59 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WADENA | WADENA CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 16:02 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF4 | 0 | 20 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GOODRIDGE | PENNINGTON CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 16:10 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LAKE GEORGE | HUBBARD CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 16:17 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BIG WOODS | MARSHALL CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 16:23 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CLEARBROOK | CLEARWATER CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 16:29 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NIMROD | WADENA CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 16:30 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GATZKE | MARSHALL CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 16:44 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| EAST GRAND FORKS | POLK CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 16:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KABEKONA CORNER | HUBBARD CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 16:48 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BENEDICT | HUBBARD CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 16:49 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SKIME | ROSEAU CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 16:49 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FREEMAN | POLK CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 16:50 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GENTILLY | POLK CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 17:00 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ANGUS | POLK CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 17:06 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MAPLE BAY | POLK CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 17:15 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 1 | 2 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DOROTHY | RED LAKE CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 17:16 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| RED LAKE FALLS | RED LAKE CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 17:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| RADIUM | MARSHALL CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 17:26 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TERREBONNE | RED LAKE CO. | MN | 06/17/2010 | 17:27 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 2 | 28 | 300.00K | 0.00K |
