Grand Forks storm history

This tornado began in Traill County about 3 miles north-northeast of Mayville at 349 PM CDT. The tornado crossed into Grand Forks County and tracked for an additional 8 miles to about 10 miles west of Thompson. The total track length was roughly 17 miles. One well constructed hou…

The tornado touched down about 2 miles west-southwest of Northwood. The tornado crossed the Goose River about a mile west-southwest of the Northwood airport and left a 200 yard wide stretch of downed trees in its wake. By the time it hit the airport, the ground track was one-thir…

This tornado began about 6 miles north-northeast of Aneta in eastern Nelson County at 704 pm CST. The total tornado track was about 6 miles, with about 1 mile of it occurring in Grand Forks County. The tornado lofted and destroyed a second combine in Grand Forks County before it …

A tornado produced intermittent EF-0 and EF-1 damage in Grand Forks, ND and East Grand Forks, MN. It initially touched down near the intersection of 38th St. and 32nd Ave where it bent a light pole from the top of the intersection stop lights. It tracked to the northeast just sou…

This tornado was likely rain wrapped intermittently produced EF-1 damage across its nearly 4 mile long path with wind speeds up to 110mph. The tornado initially touched down about 1.5 miles northwest of the Grand Forks International Airport tracking northeast and eventually cross…

A tornado briefly developed in east Mekinock about 1.9 miles northeast of the Grand Forks Air Force Base. It caused damage to the garages of 3 different homes, with a maximum expected wind of 105 mph based on one garage that was completely destroyed.

This tornado likely intermittent and rain wrapped destroyed 2 grain bins and produced shelterbelt tree damage along its nearly 3 mile long path near the community of McCanna approximately 8 miles northwest of Larimore. Peak wind speeds are estimated at105 mph.

A brief rain wrapped tornado developed within the squall line and produced EF-0 damage to trees near a farmstead and EF-1 tree damage to the eastern side of a shelterbelt about 2 miles south of Larimore. Peak estimated wind speed was 95 mph.

This rain wrapped QLCS tornado developed about 4 miles east of the community of Kempton or 5.5 miles northeast of Northwood where it initially caused crop damage, seen via high resolution satellite. As it tracked east, it tipped over an irrigation pivot system, and caused EF-1 da…

This QLCS tornado was very brief with damage confined to one field producing EF-0 damage. The sunflowers were flattened in a very short concentric and convergent path. TDS observed on radar. Time estimated from KMVX radar. Max wind speed estimated at 70 mph.

This QLCS tornado was very brief with EF-0 damage confined to one field and a shelterbelt. The sunflowers were flattened in a very short concentric and convergent path. Time estimated from KMVX radar. TDS observed on radar. Max wind speed estimated at 75 mph.

The track of this tornado is seen on high resolution satellite imagery, with mainly crop damage as it tracked northeast and eventually caused large tree branches to be snapped in a shelterbelt before lifting. TDS observed on radar.

This brief QLCS tornado caused EF-1 damage to large cottonwood trees which were uprooted and snapped halfway up the truck. As it continued tracking northeast it caused crop damage and additional EF-1 damage to trees before lifting. Time estimated from KVX radar. TDS observed on r…

A tornado tracked SE with EF1 damage to a farmstead east of Reynolds, which included a grain bin ripped from anchoring and blown quarter mile into field. Multiple large trees were split or snapped.