Overview
After widespread morning clouds and fog on Tuesday, September 19th, 2017, there were some questions as to when and where late afternoon and evening severe thunderstorms would form. As a frontal boundary moved into the Devils Lake to Jamestown corridor by late afternoon, storms began to form. These storms moved slowly eastward through the evening, producing isolated tornadoes, large hail, and strong winds. These storms weakened during the early morning hours of Wednesday, September 20th.Tornadoes:
This information will be updated as it is made available.
Beltrami, MN Tornado Track .Beltrami, MN Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated peak wind: 105 mph Path length /Statute/: 0.40 miles Path width /Maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: Sep 19 2017 Start time: 757 PM CDT Start location: SW edge of Beltrami Start Lat/Lon: 47.5452/-96.5300 End date: Sep 19 2017 End time: 800 PM CDT End location: NNE edge of Beltrami End_lat/lon: 47.5401_/-96.5337 Damage from this tornado included several snapped trees on the southwest side of town as well as damage to a garage and a metal storage building storing farm equipment on the north-northeast edge of town. The metal storage building was completed removed and debris was scattered in a nearby field. Also, a brief touchdown occurred 2 mi south of Beltrami at 752 PM CDT. This was also an EF-1 rating with a peak wind speed estimate of 95 mph.
This is an image of the radar rotation from near Litchville, ND, at 4:41 pm Tuesday.
.Litchville Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated peak wind: Up to 110 mph Path Length: 1 Mile Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: Sept 19 2017 Start time: Start location: 1 ENE Litchville ND / Barnes Co. Start Lat/Lon: End date: Sept 19 2017 End time: End location: 2 ENE Litchville ND / Barnes Co. End_lat/lon: This tornado tracked eastward and snapped and uprooted several spruce trees. Also, roofing material and a door of a shed was damaged.
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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Radar:
| 3 PM to 9 PM Tue | 9 PM Tue to 3 AM Wed |
Storm Reports
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0430 PM HAIL 2 SE LITCHVILLE 46.64N 98.16W 09/19/2017 E1.00 INCH BARNES ND NWS EMPLOYEE QUARTER SIZED HAIL ACCOMPANIED BY 50 TO 60 MPH WINDS. 0441 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE LITCHVILLE 46.67N 98.18W 09/19/2017 BARNES ND PUBLIC BARN HAD DAMAGE TO ROOF WITH TREE LIMBS IN ROOF. HOUSE HAD SHINGLES REMOVED. 0545 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NE BUFFALO 46.94N 97.52W 09/19/2017 E60.00 MPH CASS ND PUBLIC STRONG WINDS WITH PEA SIZE HAIL. 0655 PM HAIL 2 N ESMOND 48.06N 99.76W 09/19/2017 E1.00 INCH BENSON ND PUBLIC 0859 PM TSTM WND GST FOSSTON 47.58N 95.75W 09/19/2017 M63.00 MPH POLK MN AWOS KFSE OBSERVATION INDICATED WIND GUSTS TO 63 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST. 0930 PM NON-TSTM WND GST HALLOCK 48.77N 96.94W 09/19/2017 M61.00 MPH KITTSON MN AWOS KHCO HALLOCK AWOS GUST. TIME ESTIMATED. SOUTHEAST WINDS TO THE NORTH OF THE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTH. 0930 PM TSTM WND GST DONALDSON 48.57N 96.90W 09/19/2017 M63.00 MPH KITTSON MN MESONET MEASURED BY A MNDOT RWIS SENSOR. 0935 PM TSTM WND DMG LANCASTER 48.86N 96.80W 09/19/2017 KITTSON MN PUBLIC TREE FELL ON CAR. OCCURRED DURING HIGH WINDS TO 60 MPH ON THE NORTH SIDE OF A COMPLEX OF STORMS.
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