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Overview

A tornado outbreak occurred in eastern North Dakota Saturday afternoon into the evening on June 27, 2015. The NWS in Grand Forks issued 21 Tornado warnings and 2 Severe thunderstorm warnings during the afternoon and evening. A very unstable airmass combined with strong wind shear to produce at least 19 distinct tornadoes. Most of the tornadoes were concentrated in northeast North Dakota, with reports into extreme southeast North Dakota. Luckily, most tornadoes occurred over open country with no known structural damage. Image
Radar Summary

Tornadoes:

 

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
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Photos & Video:

From Various Social Media Posts:

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Tornadoes near Park River (Credit Aaron Kennedy)

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Tornadoes near Larimore (Credit Aaron Kennedy)

 

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Wall cloud (Credit Butch Voelker)

 

Radar:

Storm Reports

 

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

0342 PM     HAIL             WALHALLA                48.92N 97.92W 
06/27/2015  E1.25 INCH       PEMBINA            ND   PUBLIC          

            QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL FELL FOR SEVERAL 
            MINUTES.

0355 PM     TORNADO          2 E OSNABROCK           48.67N 98.11W 
06/27/2015  F0               CAVALIER           ND   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            A ROPE TORNADO TOUCHED FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE IN OPEN 
            FIELDS EAST OF TOWN. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 70 MPH. PEAK
            WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 20 YARDS. TRACK LENGTH TO ONE QUARTER 
            MILE.

0400 PM     HAIL             CONCRETE                48.75N 97.93W 
06/27/2015  M1.00 INCH       PEMBINA            ND   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL FELL FOR SEVERAL MINUTES IN 
            THE TOWN OF CONCRETE AND AT THE NEARBY CAVALIER AIR FORCE
            STATION.

0402 PM     TORNADO          1 W MILTON              48.63N 98.07W 
06/27/2015  F1               CAVALIER           ND   NWS STORM SURVEY

            BRIEF TOUCHDOWN AS VIEWED LOOKING WEST NORTHWEST FROM 
            GARDAR AND EAST SOUTHEAST FROM OSNABROCK BY TRAINED 
            SPOTTERS. TORNADO TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD FOR NEARLY ONE 
            MILE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MILTON BY 404 PM CDT.
            ABOUT 8 EMPTY GRAIN CARS ALONG A GRAIN TRAIN AT THE 
            LOADING FACILITY WERE BLOWN OVER TO THE SOUTHWEST. 
            TRACKED LENGTH ESTIMATED TO THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE. 
            MAXIMUM WIDTH TO 120 YARDS. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 90 
            MPH.

0409 PM     TORNADO          2 NNW UNION             48.58N 97.97W 
06/27/2015  F1               CAVALIER           ND   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            THIS TORNADO WAS VIEWED BY TRAINED SPOTTERS FROM NEAR 
            EDINBURG AND NEAR ADAMS. THIS TORNADO TRACKED FROM 
            ROUGHLY 2 NNW OF UNION... THROUGH UNION AND TO AT LEAST 1
            MILE SOUTH OF UNION BY 416 PM CDT. NUMEROUS COTTONWOOD 
            AND OAK TREES WERE SNAPPED. ALSO...ONE POWER POLE WAS 
            SNAPPED AND A ROADSIGN WAS TWISTED. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED 
            TO 100 MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 150 YARDS. 

0417 PM     TORNADO          5 SSW EDINBURG          48.43N 97.90W 
06/27/2015  F0               WALSH              ND   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            THIS TORNADO TRACKED FOR AT LEAST 3 MILES ACROSS MAINLY 
            OPEN FIELDS TO AROUND 5 WEST OF PARK RIVER BY 428 PM CDT.
            THIS TORNADO VARYING RED AND BLACK DIRT PLUME AND WAS 
            VIEWED...PHOTOGRAPHED AND REPORTED BY MULTIPLE TRAINED 
            SPOTTERS. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 75 YARDS. PEAK WINDS
            ESTIMATED TO 85 MPH.

0424 PM     TORNADO          4 ESE ADAMS             48.40N 97.99W 
06/27/2015  F0               WALSH              ND   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            THIS TORNADO WAS VIEWED FROM NEAR ADAMS AS IT TRACKED FOR
            MAYBE A MILE ACROSS A SHELTER BELT AND ALONG THE EDGE OF 
            A FARMSTEAD. A FEW LARGE BRANCHES WERE BROKEN DOWN AND 
            TOSSED ACROSS THE FIELD BUT NO STRUCTURES APPEARED TO BE 
            DAMAGED. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 75 MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH 
            ESTIMATED TO 50 YARDS.

0428 PM     TORNADO          2 NE FORDVILLE          48.24N 97.76W 
06/27/2015  F0               WALSH              ND   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            TORNADO VIEWED FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS...TWO MINUTE 
            TOUCHDOWN ALONG A ROUGHLY MILE LONG TRACK OVER OPEN 
            FIELDS EAST OF FORDVILLE. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 50 
            YARDS. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 75 MPH. 

0435 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     3 ENE INKSTER           48.17N 97.58W 
06/27/2015                   GRAND FORKS        ND   ASOS            

            FUNNEL CLOUD WAS VIEWED AND REPORTED FROM GRAND FORKS 
            AIRPORT /KGFK/... LOCATED MORE THAN 20 MILES TO THE SE OF
            THE FUNNELS LOCATION. 

0436 PM     TORNADO          7 NE MCVILLE            47.84N 98.07W 
06/27/2015  F1               NELSON             ND   NWS STORM SURVEY

            THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED WELL BEHIND THE RAIN AND HAIL OF A
            RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM. IT TRACKED EASTWARD 
            INTERMITTENTLY FOR 4.8 MILES TO ABOUT 10 NNE OF ANETA BY 
            450 PM CDT. IT WAS VIEWED AND REPORTED BY A SPOTTER NEAR 
            SHARON /14 MILES TO THE SOUTH/ AROUND 444 PM CDT. THE 
            TORNADO BLEW DOWN AN OLD BARN AND BLEW OUT TWO STEEL 
            GRAIN BIN AT ONE FARMSTEAD... SNAPPED 6 PINE TREES AT 
            ANOTHER...AND SNAPPED SEVERAL POPLAR TREES AT A THIRD. 
            PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 100 MPH. PEAK WIDTH ESTIMATED TO 


0444 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     14 NNW SHARON           47.78N 98.01W 
06/27/2015                   NELSON             ND   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            SPOTTER LOCATED NORTHWEST OF SHARON REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD
            MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTEAST.

0445 PM     HAIL             1 S LANKIN              48.30N 97.92W 
06/27/2015  E1.75 INCH       WALSH              ND   STORM CHASER    

0445 PM     HAIL             10 NNE ANETA            47.81N 97.91W 
06/27/2015  E1.00 INCH       NELSON             ND   NWS STORM SURVEY

            LARGE HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN PRECEDED THE ARRIVAL OF A
            WEAK TORNADO. 

0447 PM     HAIL             4 S LOGAN CENTER        47.74N 97.82W 
06/27/2015  E1.50 INCH       GRAND FORKS        ND   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. SPOTTER FOUND PING PONG BALL 
            SIZED HAIL 45 MINUTES AFTER IT FELL.

0455 PM     TORNADO          3 NW INKSTER            48.18N 97.69W 
06/27/2015  F1               GRAND FORKS        ND   NWS STORM SURVEY

            THIS TORNADO TRACKED INTERMITTENTLY FOR AROUND 6 MILES 
            AND LASTING THROUGH 510 PM CDT. IT TOUCHED DOWN ALONG THE
            EAST EDGE OF THE FOREST RIVER COLONY AND PASSED JUST WEST
            OF INKSTER AS IT TRACKED TO AROUND 2 EAST NORTHEAST OF 
            ORR. THE TORNADO WAS OBSERVED AND REPORTED BY GFAFB TOWER
            PERSONNEL AROUND 508 PM. A FEW OAK TREES WERE SNAPPED IN 
            THE FOREST RIVER VALLEY WHILE OTHER LARGE TREE BRANCHES 
            WERE BROKEN DOWN IN SHELTER BELTS ALONG ITS PATH. PEAK 
            WINDS ESTIMATED TO 100 MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH TO 150

0505 PM     HAIL             5 W GILBY               48.08N 97.58W 
06/27/2015  M2.00 INCH       GRAND FORKS        ND   PUBLIC          

            HAIL UP TO HEN EGG SIZED FELL FOR SEVERAL MINUTES ACROSS 
            WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP.

0513 PM     TORNADO          6 S LOGAN CENTER        47.72N 97.82W 
06/27/2015  F0               GRAND FORKS        ND   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            TORNADO VIEWED SOUTH OF HWY 15 MOVING EAST. TORNADO 
            LASTED FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES...UNTIL 515 PM CDT...AND 
            TRAVELLED NEARLY A MILE OVER OPEN FIELDS.

0518 PM     TORNADO          8 E SHARON              47.60N 97.73W 
06/27/2015  F0               STEELE             ND   PUBLIC          

            BRIEF TOUCHDOWN NOTED IN OPEN FIELD. 

0522 PM     HAIL             GRAND FORKS AFB         47.96N 97.38W 
06/27/2015  E0.88 INCH       GRAND FORKS        ND   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0524 PM     TORNADO          2 NNW FINGAL            46.79N 97.81W 
06/27/2015  F0               BARNES             ND   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            BRIEF TOUCHDOWN IN OPEN FIELD AS VIEWED FROM NEAR CUBA.

0525 PM     HAIL             1 N GOLDEN LAKE         47.59N 97.64W 
06/27/2015  M3.00 INCH       STEELE             ND   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            VERY LARGE HAIL ACROSS NORTHWEST SIDE OF GOLDEN LAKE. 
            ALSO SOME 2 INCH BRANCHES BROKEN DOWN.

0526 PM     HAIL             GRAND FORKS AFB         47.96N 97.38W 
06/27/2015  E1.00 INCH       GRAND FORKS        ND   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0531 PM     HAIL             GRAND FORKS AFB         47.96N 97.38W 
06/27/2015  M1.75 INCH       GRAND FORKS        ND   OTHER FEDERAL   

0533 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     3 NW ARVILLA            47.95N 97.54W 
06/27/2015                   GRAND FORKS        ND   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            REPORTED BY STATE PATROL

0535 PM     HAIL             ARVILLA                 47.92N 97.49W 
06/27/2015  E1.75 INCH       GRAND FORKS        ND   911 CALL CENTER 

0537 PM     HAIL             3 N NORTHWOOD           47.78N 97.57W 
06/27/2015  E3.00 INCH       GRAND FORKS        ND   STORM CHASER    

0538 PM     TORNADO          2 W ARVILLA             47.92N 97.54W 
06/27/2015  F0               GRAND FORKS        ND   911 CALL CENTER 

            A TORNADO TRACKED FOR ROUGHLY 2 MILES TO ABOUT 1 SSW OF 
            ARVILLA BY 542 PM CDT. THE FUNNEL CLOUD WAS VISIBLE FOR 
            SEVERAL MORE MINUTES AND WAS VIEWED AND PHOTOGRAPHED FROM
            TURTLE RIVER STATE PARK...LARIMORE...ARVILLA AND FROM 
            VARIOUS LOCATIONS ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 2. THE TORNADO BROKE
            DOWN LARGE BRANCHES IN SHELTER BELTS ALONG ITS PATH. PEAK
            WINDS ESTIMATED TO 70 MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH TO 50 YARDS.

0542 PM     HAIL             10 ENE HOPE             47.38N 97.52W 
06/27/2015  E2.00 INCH       STEELE             ND   PUBLIC          

            LARGE SWATH OF QUARTER TO HEN EGG SIZED HAIL FELL ACROSS 
            PORTIONS OF EDENDALE TOWNSHIP THROUGH 550 PM CDT.

0544 PM     HAIL             3 ENE ARVILLA           47.94N 97.43W 
06/27/2015  E1.75 INCH       GRAND FORKS        ND   911 CALL CENTER 

0544 PM     HAIL             ENDERLIN                46.62N 97.60W 
06/27/2015  M2.00 INCH       RANSOM             ND   BROADCAST MEDIA 

            LARGE HAIL FELL OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 6 MINUTES... 
            THROUGH 550 PM CDT. PICTURES AND REPORTS POSTED VIA 
            SOCIAL MEDIA.

0548 PM     TORNADO          7 NE HOPE               47.40N 97.61W 
06/27/2015  F1               STEELE             ND   NWS STORM SURVEY

            THIS TORNADO TRACKED FOR OVER 3 MILES TO THE SOUTH 
            SOUTHEAST AND LIFTED AROUND 6 MILES ENE OF HOPE BY 558 PM
            CDT. THE TORANDO DAMAGED NUMEROUS TREES IN SHELTER BENLTS
            AND SNAPPED A FEW POWER POLES ALONG ITS PATH. PEAK WINDS 
            ESTIMATED TO 110 MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH TO 800 YARDS. 

0550 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     7 W WALCOTT             46.55N 97.08W 
06/27/2015                   RICHLAND           ND   BROADCAST MEDIA 

            A PERSISTENT WALL CLOUD WITH FUNNEL WAS PHOTOGRAPHED AND 
            REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 

0600 PM     HAIL             CLIFFORD                47.35N 97.41W 
06/27/2015  E1.00 INCH       TRAILL             ND   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCED WIDESPREAD ROOFTOP 
            AND CROP DAMAGE IN THE CLIFFORD AREA.

0602 PM     TORNADO          4 W HOLMES              47.72N 97.38W 
06/27/2015  F2               GRAND FORKS        ND   NWS STORM SURVEY

            DEBRIS INDICATED ON RADAR. SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL AS 
            VIEWED FROM HATTON AND FROM HOLMES. THE TORNADO TRACKED 
            SOUTH SOUTHEAST FOR NEARLY 3 MILES AND LIFTED BY 615 PM 
            CDT. THE TORNADO SNAPPED NUMEROUS TREES IN SHELTERBELTS 
            AND PARTIALLY DEBARKED OTHERS. PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED TO 
            120 MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH TO 400 YARDS.

0605 PM     HAIL             2 SSW SHELDON           46.56N 97.51W 
06/27/2015  E1.00 INCH       RANSOM             ND   PUBLIC          

0609 PM     HAIL             5 E HOLMES              47.72N 97.19W 
06/27/2015  E0.75 INCH       GRAND FORKS        ND   AMATEUR RADIO   

0610 PM     HAIL             HOLMES                  47.72N 97.30W 
06/27/2015  M1.75 INCH       GRAND FORKS        ND   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0611 PM     HAIL             2 S MARCH               48.17N 96.90W 
06/27/2015  E1.75 INCH       POLK               MN   PUBLIC          

            RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA

0613 PM     TORNADO          5 WNW GALESBURG         47.30N 97.51W 
06/27/2015  F1               STEELE             ND   NWS STORM SURVEY

            SPOTTER PREVIOUSLY HAD REPORTED THIS AS A FUNNEL CLOUD. A
            DAMAGE SURVEY FOUND THAT THE TORNADO TRACKED ROUGHLY 
            SOUTHWARD FOR AROUND MILES TO NEAR 6 WSW OF GALESBURG BY 
            621 PM CDT. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED IN SHELTER BELTS 
            ALONG THE PATH...BEANS FIELD WERE SCOURED...AND TWO POWER
            POLES WERE SNAPPED. MAXIMUM WIDTH ESTIMATED AT 300 YARDS.
            PEAK WIND ESTIMATED TO 110 MPH. 

0615 PM     HAIL             4 N HOLMES              47.77N 97.30W 
06/27/2015  E1.00 INCH       GRAND FORKS        ND   AMATEUR RADIO   

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL CURRENTLY FALLING AT INTERSECTION OF 
            COUNTY ROAD 15 AND 13 IN GRAND FORKS COUNTY.

0621 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     20 NNW CASSELTON        47.17N 97.37W 
06/27/2015                   CASS               ND   911 CALL CENTER 

            ROPE TORNADO VIEWED FROM I-94. 

0625 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 NNE ERIE              47.14N 97.37W 
06/27/2015                   CASS               ND   PUBLIC          

            ROPE FUNNEL VIEWED FROM NEAR PAGE ND...LOOKING EAST. 

0628 PM     HAIL             MCLEOD                  46.39N 97.30W 
06/27/2015  E1.75 INCH       RANSOM             ND   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY MULTIPLE 
            SPOTTERS IN MCLEOD.

0629 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 N MAYVILLE            47.53N 97.33W 
06/27/2015                   TRAILL             ND   NWS EMPLOYEE    

            PERSISTEANT WALL CLOUD WITH FUNNEL NEAR MAYVILLE

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ERIE                    47.11N 97.39W 
06/27/2015                   CASS               ND   NWS STORM SURVEY

            NUMEROUS LARGE TREE BRANCHES WERE BROKEN DOWN AROUND 
            TOWN.

0635 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 WSW ANGUS             48.07N 96.74W 
06/27/2015                   POLK               MN   BROADCAST MEDIA 

            PERSISTENT WALL CLOUD AND FUNNEL WERE VIEWED FROM THE 
            SHERACK AREA. REPORT AND PHOTO POSTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 
            TIME APPROXIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

0637 PM     HAIL             ANGUS                   48.08N 96.70W 
06/27/2015  E1.00 INCH       POLK               MN   PUBLIC          

            HAIL COVERED THE GROUND.

0650 PM     HAIL             2 NE EUCLID             47.99N 96.61W 
06/27/2015  E1.00 INCH       POLK               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0655 PM     HAIL             2 SW WHEATLAND          46.89N 97.37W 
06/27/2015  E1.75 INCH       CASS               ND   PUBLIC          

0700 PM     HAIL             CASSELTON               46.90N 97.21W 
06/27/2015  E1.00 INCH       CASS               ND   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0720 PM     HAIL             6 N LEONARD             46.74N 97.25W 
06/27/2015  E1.75 INCH       CASS               ND   PUBLIC          

            STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL IMPACTED SOUTHERN MAPLE RIVER
            TOWNSHIP FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.

0740 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 SW HANKINSON          46.05N 96.92W 
06/27/2015                   RICHLAND           ND   BROADCAST MEDIA 

            A LARGE PERSISTENT WALL CLOUD AND BRIEF FUNNEL WERE 
            VIEWED FROM LAKE ELSIE. PHOTOS AND REPORT WERE POSTED TO 
            SOCIAL MEDIA. 

0805 PM     TORNADO          6 E DOWNER              46.75N 96.36W 
06/27/2015  F0               CLAY               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            FUNNEL VIEWED FROM DOWNER EXIT OFF INTERSTATE 29. SERIES 
            OF BRIEF DUST PLUMES NOTED. 

0820 PM     HAIL             MOORETON                46.27N 96.88W 
06/27/2015  E1.50 INCH       RICHLAND           ND   PUBLIC          

0822 PM     TORNADO          1 ENE BARNEY            46.27N 96.98W 
06/27/2015  F1               RICHLAND           ND   NWS STORM SURVEY

            A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR BARNEY AND TRACKED SOUTH 
            SOUTHEAST FROM A MILE OR TWO BY 826 PM CDT. THE TORNADO 
            BROKE DOWN LARGE TREES AND NUMEROUS LARGE TREE BRANCHES. 
            IT ALSO FLIPPED AND TOSSED A LARGE WOODEN PLAY CENTER FOR
            SEVERAL YARDS AND JUMBLED SEPTIC TANK PVC PIPES WHICH 
            EXTENDED WESTWARD FROM THE HOUSE...AT GROUND LEVEL. PEAK 
            WINDS EXTIMATED TO 90 MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH TO 75 YARDS.

0844 PM     TORNADO          2 SE GREAT BEND         46.13N 96.77W 
06/27/2015  F1               RICHLAND           ND   NWS STORM SURVEY

            TORNADO WAS INITIALLY REPORTED AS POSSIBLY TWO FUNNEL 
            CLOUDS UNDER THE SAME WALL CLOUD BY A TRAINED SPOTTER. 
            THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AND TRACKED FOR LESS THAN A MILE
            AND LIFTED BY 845 PM CDT. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND
            A STEEL GRAIN BIN WAS BLOWN OFF ITS FOUNDATION AT ONE 
            FARMSTEAD. A NEIGHBORING FARMSTEAD ALSO HAD NUMEROUS 
            LARGE BRANCHES AND TREE LIMBS BROKEN DOWN. PEAK WINDS 
            ESTIMATED TO 90 MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH TO 100 YARDS.

0850 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 NE PELICAN RAPIDS     46.59N 96.06W 
06/27/2015                   OTTER TAIL         MN   BROADCAST MEDIA 

            PERSISTENT WALL CLOUD WITH FUNNEL WAS PHOTOGRAPHED AND 
            REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AS IT MOVED OVER PELICAN AND 
            CRYSTAL LAKES. 

0855 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     SONORA                  46.07N 96.74W 
06/27/2015                   RICHLAND           ND   911 CALL CENTER 

            ROTATION VIEWED NEAR SONORA BY TRAINED SPOTTERS AND FIRST
            RESPONDERS...BETWEEN HANKINSON AND FAIRMOUNT.

0859 PM     TORNADO          7 W FAIRMOUNT           46.05N 96.75W 
06/27/2015  F0               RICHLAND           ND   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            LARGE TORNADO WAS VIEWED BY TRAINED SPOTTERS AND STORM 
            CHASERS AS IT CROSSED HWY 11. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 
            AND QUICKLY BECAME ENSHROUDED IN HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL BUT 
            APPEARED TO TRACK FOR A MILE OR TWO AND ENDING BY 903 PM 
            CDT. LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND LIMBS WERE SEEN BREAKING 
            FROM TREES AND SHELTER BELTS ALONG ITS PATH. PEAK WINDS 
            ESTIMATED TO 80 MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH TO 300 YARDS.

0900 PM     HAIL             3 W FAIRMOUNT           46.05N 96.67W 
06/27/2015  E1.50 INCH       RICHLAND           ND   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            LARGE HAIL UP TO PING PONG BALLS IN SIZE AND VERY HEAVY 
            RAIN HAIL FELL FOR SEVERAL MINUTES ACROSS EASTERN DEVILLO
            TOWNSHIP. 

0915 PM     HAIL             2 SW DALTON             46.15N 95.95W 
06/27/2015  E1.25 INCH       OTTER TAIL         MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            LARGE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS REPORTED ALONG 
            INTERSTATE 94 BETWEEN THE DALTON AND ASHBY EXITS. 

0925 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     3 NE ELBOW LAKE         46.02N 95.93W 
06/27/2015                   GRANT              MN   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            A PERSISTENT WALL CLOUD AND BRIEF FUNNEL WERE OBSERVED 
            ...PHOTOGRAPHED AND REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AS IT 
            PASSED BETWEEN ELBOW LAKE AND ASHBY. 

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