July 23 & 24, 2015 Severe Storms Summary
Thunderstorms developed in central North Dakota and southern Canada and moved into the region in the evening and moved to the east southeast overnight and into early morning hours of the 24th. Multiple damaging wind reports as well as a few large hail reports have been received. There were also two confirmed tornadoes, one in the town of Tolna, North Dakota, and the other near Rindal, Minnesota. Both of these tornadoes were embedded within the line of thunderstorms. Heavy rain also occurred with this system as a large area received an inch or more.
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0805 PM HAIL 5 S BISBEE 48.55N 99.38W 07/23/2015 M1.00 INCH TOWNER ND PUBLIC FEW HAIL STONES UP TO ONE INCH IN SIZE. 0835 PM HAIL 1 SE CANDO 48.48N 99.19W 07/23/2015 E1.00 INCH TOWNER ND PUBLIC A FEW HAIL STONES UP TO AN INCH IN SIZE. 0900 PM TSTM WND GST CAVALIER 48.80N 97.62W 07/23/2015 M64.00 MPH PEMBINA ND AWOS PEAK WIND GUST MEASURED 56 KTS. 0905 PM TSTM WND DMG 10 NE MADDOCK 48.06N 99.38W 07/23/2015 BENSON ND PUBLIC TWO TALL BUT YOUNGER COTTONWOOD TREES BROKEN IN HALF LAYING ACROSS THE DRIVEWAY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 0940 PM TSTM WND DMG WEBSTER 48.28N 98.88W 07/23/2015 RAMSEY ND PUBLIC AN ALMOST COMPLETED NEW SEED BUILDING WAS BLOWN OVER. THIS BUILDING WAS WOODEN FRAMED WITH ABOUT 10 RAFTERS LEFT TO PUT ON BEFORE COMPLETION. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 0940 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N WEBSTER 48.31N 98.88W 07/23/2015 RAMSEY ND PUBLIC MULTIPLE 5-6 INCH TREE BRANCHES BROKEN OFF. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 1027 PM TSTM WND GST 25 E NEW ROCKFORD 47.68N 98.60W 07/23/2015 M59.00 MPH EDDY ND MESONET NDAWN 8 MILES NORTH OF MCHENRY...PEAK MEASURED GUST. 1036 PM TORNADO TOLNA 47.83N 98.44W 07/23/2015 NELSON ND NWS STORM SURVEY THIS TORNADO BEGAN AROUND 1036PM AND ENDED AROUND 1040PM IN THE TOWN OF TOLNA. ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS ARE AROUND 110 MPH...WHICH IS AN EF-1 RATING. DAMAGE INCLUDED SEVERAL UPROOTED TREES...A BENT TOWER...AND A QUONSET STORAGE BUILDING BLOWN OFF ITS FOUNDATION. MUCH OF THE DAMAGE OCCURRED IN THE VICINITY OF LEE AVENUE ON THESOUTH SIDE OF TOWN...INCLUDING THE CITY PARK AREA. THE ESTIMATED PATH WAS AROUND 0.5 MILES LONG AND 350 YARDS WIDE. A POWER OUTAGE OCCURRED AS SOON AS THE TORNADO HIT. 1040 PM TSTM WND DMG TOLNA 47.83N 98.44W 07/23/2015 NELSON ND DEPT OF HIGHWAYS HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDANT REPORTED TREES FALLING ONTO ROOF OF CITY SHOP. ROW OF TREES DOWN WITHIN CITY PARK. 60 BY 40 FOOT BUILDING SOUTH END OF TOWN TOTALLY DEMOLISHED. 1040 PM TSTM WND DMG TOLNA 47.83N 98.44W 07/23/2015 NELSON ND EMERGENCY MNGR EM RELAYED THE FOLLOWING...FARMERS UNION - EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO A LEAN TO. MINOR DAMAGE TO SEVERAL GARAGES. BUILDING ON A HOMEOWNERS PROPERTY SUFFERED TOTAL LOSS. NUMEROUS TREES DAMAGED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. 1045 PM HAIL 1 S FORDVILLE 48.20N 97.79W 07/23/2015 E0.88 INCH WALSH ND PUBLIC TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 1048 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NE PEKIN 47.81N 98.30W 07/23/2015 M61.00 MPH NELSON ND MESONET NDAWN NEAR PEKIN. 1105 PM TSTM WND DMG 9 SSE MICHIGAN 47.90N 98.04W 07/23/2015 NELSON ND PUBLIC SEVERAL LARGE 6-8 FOOT LONG BRANCHES BROKEN OFF AND LAYING ON THE GROUND...AT LEAST 5-6 INCHES IN DIAMETER. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 1125 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S SANBORN 46.93N 98.22W 07/23/2015 BARNES ND PUBLIC A FEW BRANCHES BROKEN OFF UP TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 1150 PM TSTM WND GST 5 NNE HILLSBORO 47.47N 97.02W 07/23/2015 M61.00 MPH TRAILL ND PUBLIC PERSONAL DAVIS SYSTEM...PEAK GUST 1200 AM TSTM WND DMG 8 NE MAYVILLE 47.58N 97.21W 07/24/2015 TRAILL ND PUBLIC LARGE...MATURE TREE DOWN NORTHEAST OF MAYVILLE 1200 AM TSTM WND DMG CUMMINGS 47.51N 97.08W 07/24/2015 TRAILL ND BROADCAST MEDIA TWO 15 TO 20 FT TREES DOWN IN CUMMINGS...TIME EST FROM LOCAL OB SHOWING GUST OF 46 MPH AT 1200 AM 1230 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 N ADA 47.37N 96.51W 07/24/2015 NORMAN MN PUBLIC SHED DAMAGE WITH MULTIPLE TREES DOWN 1230 AM TSTM WND DMG SHELLY 47.46N 96.82W 07/24/2015 NORMAN MN BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTS OF SHINGLES DAMAGED AND TREES DOWN REPORTED ON MEDIA SOCIAL MEDIA SITE...TIME ESTIMATED FROM NEARBY OBSERVATION SITE SHOWING PK WND 46 MPH 1240 AM TSTM WND DMG MAPLE BAY 47.64N 96.22W 07/24/2015 POLK MN PUBLIC BOAT LIFT FLIPPED 1246 AM TSTM WND DMG MAHNOMEN 47.31N 95.97W 07/24/2015 MAHNOMEN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT 2 POWER LINES DOWN. TREES DOWN. 0100 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 S BAGLEY 47.49N 95.40W 07/24/2015 CLEARWATER MN PUBLIC TREE LIMBS GREATER THAN 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER DOWN IN MINERVA TOWNSHIP 0100 AM HAIL 13 N ROCHERT 47.05N 95.69W 07/24/2015 M1.00 INCH BECKER MN CO-OP OBSERVER 0105 AM TSTM WND DMG MAHNOMEN 47.31N 95.97W 07/24/2015 MAHNOMEN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN THROUGH THE CITY. 0115 AM TSTM WND DMG RINDAL 47.50N 96.13W 07/24/2015 NORMAN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT 10 TO 15 FT PINE TREE DOWN. 0130 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE TWO INLETS 47.03N 95.19W 07/24/2015 BECKER MN PUBLIC SEVERAL TREES DOWN. 20 FT BONGO FLIPPED ON TWO INLETS LAKE. REPORTED BY BEAR PAW RESORT. 0215 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 S TENSTRIKE 47.63N 94.68W 07/24/2015 BELTRAMI MN PUBLIC MULTIPLE PINE TREES DOWN...TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 0230 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 N PENNINGTON 47.53N 94.48W 07/24/2015 BELTRAMI MN PUBLIC PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY NWS DULUTH - 4 TO 5 TREES WEST SIDE OF LAKE PIMUSHE WERE SNAPPED 10 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. 0230 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 N PENNINGTON 47.54N 94.48W 07/24/2015 BELTRAMI MN PUBLIC RELAYED BY DULUTH WFO - REPORT OF A HEALTHY LIVING BOX ELDER 14 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN. VICINITY OF MOOSE LAKE.
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...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 07/23/15 TORNADO NEAR RINDAL... RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 110 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 5.4 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 500 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: JUL 24 2015 START TIME: 12:46 AM CDT START LOCATION: 4 SE FERTILE / NORMAN CO / MN START LAT/LON: 47.49 / -96.23 END DATE: JUL 24 2015 END TIME: 12:51 AM CDT END LOCATION: 1 SE RINDAL / NORMAN CO / MN END LAT/LON: 47.49 / -96.11 SURVEY SUMMARY: THE TORNADO OCCURRED JUST SOUTH OF FERTILE AND RINDAL MN AND WAS EMBEDDED WITHIN A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THIS TORNADO SNAPPED SEVERAL TREES...CAUSED DAMAGE TO A STORAGE BUILDING AND HOUSE...AND CAUSED A POWER POLE TO LEAN. THE TORNADO PARALLELED NORMAN COUNTY HIGHWAY 1 FOR MUCH OF ITS PATH. EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES. EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA.
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 07/23/15 TORNADO AT TOLNA...
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 350 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: JUL 23 2015
START TIME: 10:36 PM CDT
START LOCATION: TOLNA / NELSON CO / ND
START LAT/LON: 47.83 / -98.44
END DATE: JUL 23 2015
END TIME: 10:40 PM CDT
END LOCATION: TOLNA / NELSON CO / ND
END LAT/LON: 47.83 / -98.43
SURVEY SUMMARY: THE TOLNA TORNADO UPROOTED SEVERAL TREES...BENT A
TOWER...AND BLEW A QUONSET STORAGE BUILDING OFF ITS FOUNDATION.
MUCH OF THE DAMAGE OCCURRED IN THE VICINITY OF LEE AVENUE ON THE
SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN...INCLUDING THE CITY PARK AREA. A POWER OUTAGE
OCCURRED AS SOON AS THE TORNADO HIT. THIS PARTICULAR TORNADO WAS
EMBEDDED WITHIN A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS.