| Event |
Tornado |
| -- Scale |
EF2 |
| -- Length |
7 |
| -- Width |
150 |
| State |
MINNESOTA |
| County/Area |
OTTER TAIL |
| WFO |
FGF |
| Begin Date |
06/07/2007 13:10:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
4 |
| Begin Azimuth |
E |
| Begin Location |
PELICAN RAPIDS |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
46.57/-96 |
| End Date |
06/07/2007 13:25:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
4 |
| End Azimuth |
W |
| End Location |
VERGAS |
| End Lat/Lon |
46.67/-95.88 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
0.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
By noon on the 7th, a surface low was located near Lake Park, Minnesota, with a trailing cold front extending back into extreme southeast North Dakota. An occluded front also extended to the northeast, toward the Bemidji, MN, area. Surface dew points pooled right around 60 F in the vicinity of the surface low with temperatures in the middle 70s. The cold front was strong for early June, with a noon temperature in Devils Lake, ND, of 48 degrees. This set up a strong surface thermal and moisture boundary along a Wahpeton-Breckenridge to Bemidji line. Storms initially fired across southeast ND and then spread into portions of west central and northwest MN. There was also strong upper level support for these storms, as one severe report north of Embden (in Cass County, ND) occurred well behind the surface boundary. |
| Event Narrative |
A tornado touched down near the southwest end of Lake Lida, crossed Lake Lida and Crystal Lake (moving north-northeast), and lifted around 4 miles west of Vergas. Several houses were structurally damaged on Lake Lida and Crystal Lake. Boats, docks, travel trailers, and mobile homes were lofted and completely destroyed. Numerous power poles and trees were snapped off, cutting power to nearly 400 customers. Peak winds were estimated at 130 to 135 mph. |
