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Event Details
| Event | Hail |
| Magnitude | 1.00 in. |
| State | MINNESOTA |
| County/Area | OTTER TAIL |
| WFO | FGF |
| Begin Date | 05/03/2012 05:30:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 4 |
| Begin Azimuth | ENE |
| Begin Location | URBANK |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 46.15/-95.45 |
| End Date | 05/03/2012 05:30:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | |
| Crop Damage | |
| Episode Narrative | As thunderstorms rolled across extreme southeast North Dakota into west central Minnesota, they produced strong winds along a line from Gwinner, North Dakota, to just north of Fergus Falls, Minnesota. The highest wind gusts, 83 mph, were measured just south of the Wahpeton, North Dakota, airport. Several hours later, another thunderstorm produced large hail west of Parkers Prairie. |
| Event Narrative | The hail varied in size from mothball to quarter size. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| PHELPS | OTTER TAIL CO. | MN | 05/02/2012 | 23:55 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MAINE | OTTER TAIL CO. | MN | 05/03/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| URBANK | OTTER TAIL CO. | MN | 05/03/2012 | 05:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
