Overview
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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Tornadoes near Park River (Credit Aaron Kennedy)

Tornadoes near Larimore (Credit Aaron Kennedy)

Wall cloud (Credit Butch Voelker)
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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