June 21, 2017 Severe Event Summary

Overview

A line of thunderstorms developed near the Red River Valley during the mid-afternoon hours and continued to the east into the evening hours. A few of these storms were severe.

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0615 PM     HAIL             4 ENE HAWLEY            46.90N 96.24W
06/21/2017  E1.00 INCH       CLAY               MN   PUBLIC

            LOTS OF DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL.

0620 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 SW BRUSHVALE          46.36N 96.66W
06/21/2017                   RICHLAND           ND   STORM CHASER

            WELL DEVELOPED WALL CLOUD WITH FUNNEL DEVELOPING.

0622 PM     HAIL             4 NNW LAKE PARK         46.94N 96.13W
06/21/2017  E1.00 INCH       BECKER             MN   PUBLIC

0635 PM     HAIL             3 N TRAIL               47.83N 95.70W
06/21/2017  E1.00 INCH       POLK               MN   PUBLIC

            NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL. REPORT POSTED VIA SOCIAL
            MEDIA.

0640 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 N GULLY               47.86N 95.62W
06/21/2017                   POLK               MN   PUBLIC

            A FEW LARGE 3 TO 5 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES DOWN ALONG WITH
            A NUMBER OF DIME TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL.

0650 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW FERGUS FALLS       46.30N 96.10W
06/21/2017                   OTTER TAIL         MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            VEHICLE BLOWN OFF THE ROAD.

0654 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 W FERGUS FALLS        46.28N 96.13W
06/21/2017  M74.00 MPH       OTTER TAIL         MN   AWOS

            PEAK WIND MEASURED AT THE FERGUS FALLS AIRPORT.

0701 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SE FERGUS FALLS       46.26N 96.04W
06/21/2017  M73.00 MPH       OTTER TAIL         MN   MESONET

            PEAK WINDS MEASURED AT THE PRAIRIE WETLANDS LEARNING
            CENTER.

0705 PM     HAIL             4 NW DALTON             46.21N 95.98W
06/21/2017  E1.00 INCH       OTTER TAIL         MN   PUBLIC

            DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL FELL ACROSS SOUTHERN DANE

            PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP. SOME SMALLER TREE BRANCHES BROKEN DOWN.

0708 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSW MAHNOMEN          47.26N 96.00W
06/21/2017                   MAHNOMEN           MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A COUPLE OF TREES WERE SPLIT AND BROKEN DOWN ACROSS POWER
            LINES RESULTING IN LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. TIME ESTIMATED
            BASED ON RADAR AND NEARBY WIND OBSERVATIONS.

0712 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 SSE MAHNOMEN          47.26N 95.94W
06/21/2017  M57.00 MPH       MAHNOMEN           MN   MESONET

            PEAK WINDS MEASURED AT THE MAHNOMEN RWIS LOCATED ALONG
            US59 AT MP296.

0727 PM     HAIL             3 N MAHKONCE            47.37N 95.62W
06/21/2017  E1.25 INCH       MAHNOMEN           MN   PUBLIC

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