July 8, 2018 Early Morning Straight Line Wind Event

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Grand Forks Tree Damage (John Seng)	Grand Forks Tree Damage (John Seng)

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Storm Reports

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

0330 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N NEW ROCKFORD        47.70N 99.14W
07/08/2018                   Eddy               ND   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AIRPORT HANGAR SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WITH HALF OF
            THE ROOF REMOVED AND OUTSIDE WALLS ON NORTH END OF THE
            BUILDING COLLAPSED. HEAVIER DEBRIS SCATTERED APPROX 50 TO
            150 FEET NORTHEAST OF HANGAR AND LIGHTER DEBRIS SCATTERED
            AS FAR AS 400 YARDS AWAY. DAMAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH A
            SERIAL MICROBURST WITH ESTIMATED WINDS OF 95 TO 110 MILES
            PER HOUR. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

0330 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NEW ROCKFORD            47.68N 99.14W
07/08/2018                   EDDY               ND   NWS STORM SURVEY

            NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. TREE SIZE
            VARIED FROM 12 TO 24 INCHES. TIME APPROXIMATE BASED ON
            RADAR.

0330 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SHEYENNE                47.83N 99.12W
07/08/2018                   EDDY               ND   NWS STORM SURVEY

            SEVERAL TREES OF 12 TO 18 INCHES UPROOTED IN TOWN. TIME
            APPROXIMATE BASED ON RADAR

0335 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NEW ROCKFORD            47.68N 99.14W
07/08/2018                   EDDY               ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE ALL OVER TOWN.

0335 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 N NEW ROCKFORD        47.74N 99.15W
07/08/2018                   Eddy               ND   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A MACHINE
            SHED

0335 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NEW ROCKFORD            47.68N 99.14W
07/08/2018                   EDDY               ND   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            AIRPORT HANGER BLOWN DOWN AND PLANES SCATTERED.

0356 AM     HAIL             THIEF RIVER FALLS       48.11N 96.18W
07/08/2018  M0.75 INCH       PENNINGTON         MN   PUBLIC

            INTOWN 3 TO 5 MINUTES OF HAIL.

0404 AM     TSTM WND GST     14 SW TOLNA             47.68N 98.65W
07/08/2018  M62.00 MPH       Eddy               ND   MESONET

            MEASURED AT NDAWN 10 N OF MCHENRY

0455 AM     TSTM WND GST     LARIMORE                47.91N 97.63W
07/08/2018  M55.00 MPH       GRAND FORKS        ND   PUBLIC

            PERSONAL WEATHER STATION

0456 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LARIMORE                47.91N 97.63W
07/08/2018                   GRAND FORKS        ND   PUBLIC

            TREE BRANCHES BROKEN DONE. SHINGLES OFF ROOF.

0518 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 NW EMERADO            47.93N 97.38W
07/08/2018  M50.00 MPH       Grand Forks        ND   MESONET

            PEAK WIND MEASURED AT THE RWIS STATION ALONG HIGHWAY 2.

0524 AM     TSTM WND GST     6 WNW GRAND FORKS       47.95N 97.19W
07/08/2018  M52.00 MPH       Grand Forks        ND   ASOS

            PEAK WINDS MEASURED AT THE GRAND FORKS AIRPORT /KGFK/.

0526 AM     HAIL             2 WNW GRAND FORKS       47.93N 97.11W
07/08/2018  E0.75 INCH       Grand Forks        ND   NWS EMPLOYEE

0527 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GRAND FORKS             47.92N 97.07W
07/08/2018                   GRAND FORKS        ND   PUBLIC

            TREE DOWN BLOCKING TRAFFIC ON WASHINGTON ST NEAR GATEWAY
            DR

0530 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SSW GRAND FORKS       47.90N 97.09W
07/08/2018                   Grand Forks        ND   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STREET LIGHT POLE BENT DOWN TO THE GROUND

0533 AM     HAIL             4 E EAST GRAND FORKS    47.93N 96.93W
07/08/2018  E1.25 INCH       Polk               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE HAIL MIXED IN VERY HEAVY RAIN FELL FOR 3 TO 4
            MINUTES... FOLLOWED BY DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS AND MORE
            RAIN.

0535 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE GRAND FORKS        47.94N 97.04W
07/08/2018                   Grand Forks        ND   PUBLIC

            REPORT OF FOUR TO FIVE INCH BRANCHES DOWN IN RIVERSIDE
            PARK WITH TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR

0536 AM     TSTM WND GST     4 E EAST GRAND FORKS    47.93N 96.93W
07/08/2018  E90.00 MPH       Polk               MN   NWS STORM SURVEY

            ROOF PANELS AND ROOFING MATERIAL PEELED UP FROM A STEEL
            CLAD POLE SHED AND FLUNG OVER 100 YARDS TO THE ESE.
            NEARBY FARMSTEDS HAD LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND LIMBS BROKEN
            AND SHINGLES AND GUTTERS TORN OFF OF HOUSES AND SHEDS
            ACROSS NORTHERN HUNTSVILLE AND SOUTHERN SULLIVAN
            TOWNSHIPS.

0537 AM     TSTM WND GST     5 ENE EAST GRAND FORKS  47.96N 96.92W
07/08/2018  M58.00 MPH       Polk               MN   PUBLIC

            PERSONAL DAVIS AT KRUEGER FARMS

0541 AM     TSTM WND GST     6 ESE EAST GRAND FORKS  47.90N 96.90W
07/08/2018  M62.00 MPH       Polk               MN   MESONET

            PEAK WIND AT THE RWIS ALONG HIGHWAY 2 NEAR MALLORY.

0544 AM     HAIL             2 E EUCLID              47.97N 96.60W
07/08/2018  E1.75 INCH       Polk               MN   NWS STORM SURVEY

            LARGE AND WIND DRIVEN HAIL STRIPPED SUGARBEET, BEAN, AND
            WHEAT FIELD IN FAER EASTERN EUCLID AND WESTERN BELGIUM
            TOWNSHIPS. LARGE TREE BRANCHES WERE BROKEN DOWN
            THROUGHOUT THE AREA AS WELL.

0600 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 NNW CROOKSTON         47.81N 96.63W
07/08/2018  M47.00 MPH       Polk               MN   AWOS

            PEAK WINDS AT THE CROOKSTON AIRPORT /KCKN/.

0637 AM     HAIL             8 ENE HIGH LANDING      48.09N 95.65W
07/08/2018  E1.25 INCH       Pennington         MN   PUBLIC

            A FEW QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL IN VERY HEAVY
            RAIN.

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