EF3 Tornado — Hubbard, Minnesota

2008-06-06 · near Dorset, Hubbard, Minnesota

7.3 mi

Path length

400 yds

Path width

Event narrative

This tornado tracked for about 7 miles from the southwest edge of Big Sand Lake, across Pickerel Lake, to 1 mile northwest of Emmaville by 947 am CDT. Maximum width was around 400 yards with peak winds to 160 mph. The tornado completely destroyed two homes and damaged several others on Pickerel Lake. It flattened dozens of acres of forest.

Wider weather episode

A vertically stacked cold-core low pressure system moved into the Red River Valley and brought ideal conditions for low topped mini supercells. A negatively tilted 500 mb trough, diffluent height field, and a strong upper level disturbance were all present. At the surface, there was even a warm front east of the low, toward Hubbard and Wadena Counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 118399. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.