June 2010 Northern Plains tornado outbreak
 Tracks of the 74 tornadoes that touched down across the Northern Plains on June 17 | |
| Type | Tornado outbreak |
|---|---|
| Duration | June 16 – 18, 2010 |
| Tornadoes confirmed | 93 confirmed |
| Max. rating1 | EF4 tornado |
| Duration of tornado outbreak2 | 56 hours, 52 minutes |
| Fatalities | 3 fatalities (+ 2 non-tornadic), 43 injuries |
| Damage | $117.7 million |
Part of the tornado outbreaks of 2010 1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado | |
The June 2010 Northern Plains tornado outbreak was one of the most prolific summer tornado outbreaks in the Northern Great Plains of the United States on record. The outbreak began on June 16, with several tornadoes in South Dakota and Montana. The most intense storms took place the following day across much of eastern North Dakota and much of Minnesota. The system produced 93 tornadoes reported across four states while killing three people in Minnesota. Four of the tornadoes were rated as EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, the most violent tornadoes in a 24-hour period since there were five within 15 hours in the 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak. This was the region's first major tornado outbreak of the year and one of the largest on record in the region, comparable to a similar outbreak in June 1992. The 48 tornadoes that touched down in Minnesota on June 17 marked the most active single day in the state's history.[1] June 17 was the second largest tornado day on record in the meteorological summer, behind the most prolific day of the 2003 South Dakota tornado outbreak on June 24, 2003.
Synopsis
[edit]On June 16, 2010, an upper-level area of low pressure and associated trough moved southeastward across the Rocky Mountains into the Great Plains. Along the base of the trough, the presence of a strong mid-level jet stream provided significant instability; however, warm-air aloft was expected to limit the extent of convective development. Moderate to strong deep layer wind shear along with steep lapse rates would allow for the development of supercell thunderstorms with large hail (greater than 2 in (5.1 cm) in diameter). In light of this, the Storm Prediction Center issued a slight-risk of severe weather for portions of Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.[2]
The Storm Prediction Center issued a moderate risk of severe weather for June 17, 2010, citing a 10% threat for tornadoes, 45% threat for large hail and 45% threat for damaging wind, initially thinking tornadoes would quickly reform into a straight-line wind event. The moderate risk area extended from around Fargo, North Dakota, to Des Moines, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska, including the Twin Cities area, with a slight risk area extending across the Upper Midwest. Surface dew points reached the low 70s °F (low 20s °C) with surface temperatures well into 80s °F (near 30 °C) across Minnesota. Surface-based CAPE values were forecast to reach 2000–3000 J/kg.[3]
The first tornadoes were reported across eastern North Dakota during the mid-afternoon hours where a tornado watch was issued for most of the state as well as extreme northwestern Minnesota closer to the Manitoba and northwestern Ontario borders where many tornadoes, some strong to violent, touched down late that afternoon.[4] After several tornadoes affected areas near the Grand Forks area and closer to the Canada–US border, the activity eventually shifted into northwestern Minnesota by the late afternoon hours while storms over northern Iowa moved across southern Minnesota near the Interstate 90 corridor producing many tornadoes. Other storms developed over central Minnesota near Interstate 94 but most activity missed the Twin Cities area. The supercells eventually reached the Wisconsin border later that evening and reformed into a squall line, rapidly ending the severe weather outbreak. Isolated tornado reports also occurred across Wisconsin and Iowa. Three people were killed according to KARE-TV including one in Mentor (Polk County), one in Almora (Otter Tail County)[5] and one near Albert Lea (Freeborn County) an area that sustained heavy damage from a long-tracked EF4 tornado.[6] Large tornadoes were sighted in Kiester in Faribault County and near Ellendale and Blooming Prairie in Steele County, Minnesota.[7]
The town of Wadena was also hard hit; the high school was heavily damaged by a tornado that prompted a tornado emergency. Extensive damage was also reported in various other communities in Minnesota as well as in North Dakota from either tornadoes or widespread damaging winds such as in the Rochester, Minnesota, area where several buildings, including homes, were heavily damaged on the northern side of the town. A local emergency was declared in Rochester by the mayor following the storms.[7] The three tornado fatalities in Minnesota were the most for a single outbreak since 1978, and the three EF4 tornadoes were the most on a single day since 1967.[8]
A moderate risk of severe weather was issued for parts of southern Iowa, northern Missouri and northwestern Illinois during the mid-morning of June 18 citing mostly the threat for damaging winds (45%), though a few tornadoes would be possible as CAPE values of 4000 j/kg were forecast across the Missouri and mid-Mississippi Valleys, especially behind the main derecho.[9] Such did not materialize, however.
Confirmed tornadoes
[edit]| EFU | EF0 | EF1 | EF2 | EF3 | EF4 | EF5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 48 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 93 |
June 16 event
[edit]| List of reported tornadoes – Wednesday, June 16, 2010 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Comments/Damage |
| South Dakota | ||||||
| EF0 | S of Red Elm (1st tornado) | Ziebach | 44°57′N 101°46′W / 44.950°N 101.767°W | 2304 – 2305 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.[10] |
| EF0 | S of Red Elm (2nd tornado) | Ziebach | 45°00′N 101°46′W / 45.000°N 101.767°W | 2330 – 2332 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.[11] |
| EF0 | S of Red Elm (3rd tornado) | Ziebach | 45°00′N 101°46′W / 45.000°N 101.767°W | 2340 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.[11] |
| EF0 | S of Red Elm (4th tornado) | Ziebach | 45°00′N 101°46′W / 45.000°N 101.767°W | 2341 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.[11] |
| EF1 | SW of Dupree (1st tornado) | Ziebach | 45°01′N 101°40′W / 45.017°N 101.667°W | 0022 – 0045 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | A brief tornado downed several power lines.[12] |
| EF0 | SW of Dupree (2nd tornado) | Ziebach | 0030 | unknown | Satellite tornado to the previous event.[12] | |
| EF2 | Dupree area | Ziebach | 45°02′N 101°36′W / 45.033°N 101.600°W | 0033 – 0049 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Considerable damage in the community with several houses heavily damaged, the local community center lost its roof and mobile homes and grain bins were destroyed. Two people were injured and damage amounted to $750,000.[13] |
| EF0 | WNW of Dupree (1st tornado) | Ziebach | 45°03′N 101°36′W / 45.050°N 101.600°W | 0040 – 0042 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.[14] |
| EF0 | WNW of Dupree (2nd tornado) | Ziebach | 45°03′N 101°36′W / 45.050°N 101.600°W | 0040 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.[14] |
| EF0 | NW of Dupree (1st tornado) | Ziebach | 45°05′N 101°38′W / 45.08°N 101.63°W | 0053 – 0058 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.[15] |
| EF0 | NW of Dupree (2nd tornado) | Ziebach | 45°05′N 101°38′W / 45.08°N 101.63°W | 0053 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.[15] |
| EF0 | NW of Dupree (3rd tornado) | Ziebach | 45°05′N 101°38′W / 45.08°N 101.63°W | 0053 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.[15] |
| EF0 | NW of Dupree (4th tornado) | Ziebach | 45°05′N 101°38′W / 45.08°N 101.63°W | 0054 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.[15] |
| EF0 | NW of Dupree (5th tornado) | Ziebach | 45°05′N 101°38′W / 45.08°N 101.63°W | 0056 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.[15] |
| EF0 | NW of Dupree (6th tornado) | Ziebach | 45°05′N 101°38′W / 45.08°N 101.63°W | 0058 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.[15] |
| EF0 | NW of Dupree (7th tornado) | Ziebach | 45°05′N 101°38′W / 45.08°N 101.63°W | 0058 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.[15] |
| EF2 | ENE of Lantry | Dewey | 45°03′N 101°19′W / 45.05°N 101.32°W | 0135 – 0138 | unknown | Brief but intense tornado resulted in severe structural damage to two houses and several pole barns were destroyed, killing a horse.[16] |
| Montana | ||||||
| EF1 | E of Fort Peck | McCone | 47°59′N 106°04′W / 47.99°N 106.07°W | 0256 – 0304 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Storage sheds were damaged and numerous trees were snapped.[17] |
| Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 06/16/10, NWS Rapid City, NCDC Storm Data | ||||||
June 17 event
[edit]| List of reported tornadoes – Thursday, June 17, 2010 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Comments/Damage |
| North Dakota | ||||||
| EF1 | SW of Hettinger | Adams | 45°59′N 102°38′W / 45.99°N 102.63°W | 1435 | 0.6 miles (0.97 km) | A brief tornado touched down along the southwest side of Hettinger, breaking windows in an apartment building and slightly lifting a car off the ground. Damage from the tornado reached $25,000.[18] One of two non-supercell tornadoes spawned during the outbreak.[19] |
| EF0 | E of Noonan | Burke | 48°53′N 102°55′W / 48.89°N 102.92°W | 1931 | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) | Brief tornado touchdown near the Canada–US border with known damage.[20] Second of two non-supercell tornadoes.[19] |
| EF0 | NW of Gackle | Stutsman | 46°49′N 99°14′W / 46.81°N 99.24°W | 1955 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Tornado remained over open country. |
| EF0 | NE of Finley | Steele | 47°34′N 97°47′W / 47.57°N 97.79°W | 2038 | 4 miles (6.4 km) | Tornado spotted by off-duty NWS Dodge City meteorologist with no damage. |
| EF0 | NE of Pingree | Stutsman | 47°11′N 98°53′W / 47.18°N 98.88°W | 2044 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown with no damage. |
| EF4 | Thompson area | Traill, Grand Forks | 47°47′N 97°10′W / 47.78°N 97.17°W | 2049-2118 | 17 miles (27 km) | A house was completely swept away with only an empty basement remaining near Holmes. A welding building and several farm buildings were destroyed. Trees were snapped and debarked, one of which had a metal chair embedded into it. One person sustained minor injuries. |
| EF1 | N of Berea | Barnes | 47°01′N 98°06′W / 47.01°N 98.10°W | 2101 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Several trees and a wooden power pole were knocked down. |
| EF0 | WSW of Dazey | Barnes | 47°10′N 98°13′W / 47.16°N 98.22°W | 2105 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown with no damage. |
| EF0 | E of Sheyenne | Eddy, Benson | 47°49′N 98°52′W / 47.82°N 98.87°W | 2127 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Tornado remained over open country. |
| EF2 | Hope area (1st tornado) | Steele | 47°19′N 97°46′W / 47.31°N 97.77°W | 2128 | 7 miles (11 km) | Severe tree damage reported at a golf course and on a farm. |
| EF1 | Hope area (2nd tornado) | Steele | 47°15′N 97°40′W / 47.25°N 97.67°W | 2130 | 7 miles (11 km) | An irrigation system was damaged and trees were knocked down. |
| EF2 | S of Ojata | Grand Forks | 47°56′N 97°19′W / 47.94°N 97.31°W | 2131 | 7 miles (11 km) | Debris was thrown in the area, including near Grand Forks Air Force Base. Many trees were snapped and a pole barn was destroyed. |
| EF2 | ENE of Hope | Steele | 47°21′N 97°37′W / 47.35°N 97.61°W | 2140 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | An abandoned farmhouse was destroyed and several farm buildings were heavily damaged. Trees were also damaged. |
| EF1 | NW of Grand Forks | Grand Forks | 47°58′N 97°11′W / 47.96°N 97.19°W | 2147 | 10 miles (16 km) | A pole barn was damaged and trees were snapped or uprooted. |
| EF0 | NNE of Sherbrooke | Steele | 47°37′N 97°34′W / 47.62°N 97.56°W | 2202 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Minor damage limited to a few trees. |
| EF0 | N of Dahlen | Nelson | 48°09′N 97°58′W / 48.15°N 97.96°W | 2215 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | A few tree limbs were knocked down. |
| EF1 | NE of Poland | Walsh, Marshall (MN) | 48°16′N 97°08′W / 48.26°N 97.14°W | 2221 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | Several large trees were snapped along the Red River. |
| EF0 | SE of Orr | Grand Forks | 48°04′N 97°38′W / 48.07°N 97.64°W | 2222 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A few tree limbs were knocked down. |
| EF0 | W of Thompson | Grand Forks | 47°46′N 97°08′W / 47.76°N 97.14°W | 2230 | 8 miles (13 km) | Intermittent tornado touchdown with minor tree damage. |
| EF0 | E of Gilby | Grand Forks | 48°05′N 97°29′W / 48.09°N 97.48°W | 2237 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Tornado remained over open country. |
| EF1 | W of Fordville | Walsh | 48°13′N 97°51′W / 48.21°N 97.85°W | 2241 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Several trees were snapped or uprooted. |
| EF1 | S of Orr | Grand Forks | 48°05′N 97°40′W / 48.09°N 97.66°W | 2245 | 4 miles (6.4 km) | Several trees were snapped or uprooted. |
| Minnesota | ||||||
| EF0 | SW of Fossum | Norman | 47°13′N 96°11′W / 47.22°N 96.19°W | 2028 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Minor tree damage in a cemetery. |
| EF4 | NW of Parker's Prairie to NE of New York Mills | Douglas, Otter Tail | 46°05′N 95°28′W / 46.09°N 95.46°W | 2043-2145 | 40 miles (64 km) | 1 death – Large multiple-vortex tornado flattened several houses and blew them away along Otter Tail County Road 143, one of which had an occupant killed. Numerous other houses were damaged or destroyed. Farm buildings were also obliterated by the tornado, which was up to 1.3 miles (2.1 km) wide. Trees were also debarked and vehicles were thrown into the air. Five others were injured. |
| EF0 | E of Vergas | Otter Tail | 46°40′N 95°45′W / 46.67°N 95.75°W | 2055 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown with no damage. |
| EF0 | E of Bejou | Mahnomen, Polk | 47°26′N 95°53′W / 47.43°N 95.89°W | 2100 | 6 miles (9.7 km) | A few trees were knocked down. |
| EF1 | W of Lake Itasca | Clearwater | 47°10′N 95°22′W / 47.17°N 95.37°W | 2132 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Trees and limbs were snapped along Long Lost Lake. |
| EF1 | NW of Zerkel | Clearwater | 47°20′N 95°29′W / 47.34°N 95.48°W | 2141 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | One house sustained minor damage. Extensive tree damage along the path. |
| EF1 | S of Bluffton | Otter Tail | 46°18′N 95°13′W / 46.300°N 95.217°W | 2148 | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | See section on this tornado |
| EF4 | Wadena area | Otter Tail, Wadena | 46°24′N 95°10′W / 46.400°N 95.167°W | 2159-2216 | 10 miles (16 km) | See section on this tornado |
| EF0 | NW of Elmore | Faribault | 43°32′N 94°08′W / 43.54°N 94.13°W | 2205 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | A metal shed was damaged and trees were uprooted. |
| EF1 | SE of Goodridge | Pennington | 48°07′N 95°46′W / 48.11°N 95.77°W | 2207 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Heavy farm equipment was moved around and a few trees were damaged. |
| EF1 | W of Lake George | Hubbard | 47°10′N 95°08′W / 47.16°N 95.14°W | 2217 | 6 miles (9.7 km) | Many large trees were snapped or uprooted. |
| EF0 | NW of Winsted | McLeod | 44°58′N 94°03′W / 44.97°N 94.05°W | 2223 | 0.75 miles (1.21 km) | Isolated tree and limb damage and minor crop damage. |
| EF1 | SW of Clearbrook | Clearwater | 47°38′N 95°25′W / 47.64°N 95.42°W | 2229 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Several trees and power poles were damaged. |
| EF0 | SSW of Nimrod to SSW of Osnawa | Wadena, Cass | 46°36′N 94°52′W / 46.600°N 94.867°W | 2230 | 14.8 miles (23.8 km) | See section on this tornado |
| EF0 | SE of Eagle Lake | Blue Earth | 44°09′N 93°52′W / 44.15°N 93.87°W | 2237 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Two sheds sustained minor damage. Many trees were damaged. |
| EF0 | NE of Elmore | Faribault | 43°31′N 94°01′W / 43.52°N 94.01°W | 2240 | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) | Damage mostly to trees from this second tornado in the area. |
| EF1 | NE of Gatzke | Marshall, Roseau | 48°28′N 95°37′W / 48.46°N 95.62°W | 2244 | 4 miles (6.4 km) | Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. |
| EF0 | W of Kabekona Corner | Hubbard | 47°13′N 94°55′W / 47.21°N 94.91°W | 2248 | 4 miles (6.4 km) | Damage limited to tree branches. |
| EF0 | W of Benedict | Hubbard | 47°07′N 94°47′W / 47.12°N 94.79°W | 2249 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Damage limited to tree branches. |
| EF1 | Fisher area | Polk | 47°52′N 96°50′W / 47.86°N 96.84°W | 2250 | 7 miles (11 km) | Well-defined tornado sighted by an off-duty SPC meteorologist. A shed was destroyed and many trees were damaged. |
| EF0 | NE of Clear Lake (1st tornado) | Sherburne | 45°29′N 93°57′W / 45.49°N 93.95°W | 2254 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown with no damage. |
| EF0 | NE of Clear Lake (2nd tornado) | Sherburne | 45°29′N 93°58′W / 45.48°N 93.96°W | 2256 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Numerous trees were snapped by a second tornado that touched down as the first one dissipated. |
| EF1 | N of Buffalo | Wright | 45°11′N 93°52′W / 45.18°N 93.87°W | 2300 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | Many trees were damaged, including snapped trunks, around Constance Lake. |
| EF1 | W of Gentilly | Polk | 47°47′N 96°28′W / 47.79°N 96.46°W | 2300 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | A grain bin was tossed and trees were uprooted. |
| EF0 | SSW of Bricelyn | Faribault | 43°31′N 93°51′W / 43.51°N 93.85°W | 2305 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Tornado remained over open country. |
| EF0 | N of Angus | Polk | 48°05′N 96°43′W / 48.09°N 96.71°W | 2306 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | One house sustained minor damage and a few tree limbs were knocked down. |
| EF0 | SW of Walters | Faribault | 43°31′N 93°50′W / 43.51°N 93.83°W | 2310 | unknown | Spotter reported tornado on the ground. No damage reported. |
| EF2 | Kiester area (1st tornado) | Faribault | 43°30′N 93°43′W / 43.50°N 93.71°W | 2313 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Several grain bins were destroyed and many trees were knocked down. |
| EF3 | Mentor area | Polk, Red Lake | 47°40′N 96°08′W / 47.67°N 96.13°W | 2315 | 15 miles (24 km) | 1 death – A Cenex station was hit killing one person. The gas station and four vehicles were destroyed by the multiple-vortex tornado. Many trees, farm buildings and a farm house were also heavily damaged. Cabins, RVs, and cottages were heavily damaged along Maple Lake. Boats and docks were picked up by tornado and tossed. |
| EF2 | Kiester area (2nd tornado) | Faribault | 43°31′N 93°43′W / 43.52°N 93.71°W | 2316 | unknown | Tornado quickly developed after the first Keister tornado developed, the two tornadoes merged. Severe tree damage in the area. |
| EF1 | E of Dorothy | Red Lake | 47°55′N 96°22′W / 47.92°N 96.36°W | 2316 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | A parked semi-trailer was blown off a highway, injuring the driver. |
| EF0 | E of Kiester | Faribault | 43°32′N 93°39′W / 43.54°N 93.65°W | 2323 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown with no damage. |
| EF1 | N of Radium | Marshall | 48°16′N 96°37′W / 48.27°N 96.62°W | 2326 | 7 miles (11 km) | Large trees were snapped and a shed was damaged. |
| EF1 | SE of Walters | Faribault, Freeborn | 43°34′N 93°38′W / 43.57°N 93.64°W | 2328 | unknown | Brief tornado damaged a few trees. |
| EF4 | W of Albert Lea | Freeborn | 43°37′N 93°32′W / 43.62°N 93.53°W | 2333-0015 | 20 miles (32 km) | See article on this tornado – 1 death – Dozens of farms were affected and several houses were destroyed or leveled by this large wedge tornado. Some farmsteads were entirely destroyed by the tornado. Three hog confinements were destroyed with several hogs escaping. A wind energy facility was also damaged and vehicles were tossed. There were also additional major infrastructure damage along with gas leaks. Trees were also debarked and many farm structures were destroyed across the county. 14 others were injured, some severely. |
| EF1 | Armstrong | Freeborn | 43°41′N 93°29′W / 43.69°N 93.48°W | 2355 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Satellite tornado related to the Albert Lea tornado. Several grain bins, structures and trees were damaged. |
| EF3 | Ellendale area | Freeborn, Steele | 43°50′N 93°18′W / 43.84°N 93.30°W | 0005 | 18.7 miles (30.1 km) | One house and many outbuildings were destroyed and several other houses were damaged. Many trees were damaged, some of which were debarked. |
| EF1 | Clarks Grove area | Freeborn, Steele | 43°36′N 93°22′W / 43.60°N 93.37°W | 0015 | 12.9 miles (20.8 km) | Tornado paralleled the Ellendale tornado. Damage to farm houses, many outbuildings (some of which were destroyed) and trees. |
| EF1 | SW of Lerdal | Freeborn | 43°43′N 93°16′W / 43.71°N 93.27°W | 0042 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | A barn was destroyed and sheds were damaged. |
| EF3 | W of Hollandale | Freeborn | 43°46′N 93°16′W / 43.76°N 93.27°W | 0047 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | One house and many outbuildings were flattened and several other houses were damaged, some severely. Major damage to trees with some debarked. |
| EF1 | WSW of Newry | Freeborn | 43°49′N 93°08′W / 43.81°N 93.14°W | 0103 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Three farm houses were damaged, and numerous sheds and outbuildings were also damaged. |
| EF0 | S of Hill City | Aitkin | 46°55′N 93°37′W / 46.91°N 93.61°W | 0105 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Brief tornado captured by a mobile phone photograph in the Moose Willow State Wildlife Management Area with minimal damage. |
| EF3 | W of Blooming Prairie | Steele | 43°52′N 93°07′W / 43.87°N 93.11°W | 0110 | 8 miles (13 km) | One house was flattened and numerous others were damaged. Trees were also debarked. Debris also flew into a mobile home where one person was injured. |
| EF2 | N of Blooming Prairie (1st tornado) | Steele, Dodge | 43°53′N 93°04′W / 43.88°N 93.07°W | 0121 | 6 miles (9.7 km) | A manufactured home was destroyed, injuring a resident. Sheds, outbuildings and grain bins were also destroyed. It crossed paths with the 0110 UTC tornado. |
| EF0 | N of Blooming Prairie (2nd tornado) | Steele, Dodge | 43°58′N 93°00′W / 43.97°N 93.00°W | 0122 | 6 miles (9.7 km) | A shed was destroyed and numerous trees were damaged. |
| EF2 | NE of Rush City | Chisago, Pine, Burnett (WI) | 45°47′N 92°47′W / 45.78°N 92.79°W | 0144 | 8 miles (13 km) | A mobile home was destroyed and several houses were damaged. Extensive tree damage along the path. Two people were injured. |
| EF1 | Rochester | Olmsted | 44°01′N 92°29′W / 44.01°N 92.48°W | 0203 | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | Major damage in the north side of town with 75 homes damaged and ten severely damaged or destroyed. Other buildings including a Menards store and other businesses around it were damaged. Several trees were blown down. |
| Iowa | ||||||
| EF0 | NE of Lakota | Kossuth | 43°22′N 94°09′W / 43.37°N 94.15°W | 2216 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Tornado remained over open country. |
| EF0 | NE of Ledyard | Kossuth | 43°27′N 94°01′W / 43.45°N 94.02°W | 2224 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Tornado spotted along Highway 169. No damage was reported. |
| EF0 | E of Rake | Winnebago | 43°29′N 93°52′W / 43.48°N 93.86°W | 2305 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Tornado spotted by fire department with no damage. |
| Wisconsin | ||||||
| EF0 | N of Grantsburg | Burnett | 45°47′N 92°39′W / 45.79°N 92.65°W | 0205 | unknown | A few trees were snapped. |
| EF1 | W of Cream | Buffalo | 44°19′N 91°47′W / 44.32°N 91.78°W | 0257 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | A few buildings were damaged and many trees were sheared or uprooted. |
| Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 06/17/10, NWS Twin Cities, NWS Twin Cities – Final list, NWS Duluth, NWS Grand Forks, NWS La Crosse, NCDC Storm Data | ||||||
June 18 event
[edit]| List of reported tornadoes – Friday, June 18, 2010 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Comments/Damage |
| Iowa | ||||||
| EF0 | NNE of St. Charles | Madison | 41°19′N 93°48′W / 41.317°N 93.800°W | 2155 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Brief tornado touchdown over an open field.[21] |
| Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 06/18/10 | ||||||
Wadena supercell
[edit]| Tornadoes confirmed | 3 |
|---|---|
| Max. rating1 | EF4 tornado |
| Duration of tornado outbreak2 | 48 minutes |
| Fatalities | 20 injuries |
| Damage | $32 million (2010 USD) |
| 1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado | |
Around 3:20 p.m. CDT (2120 UTC), a supercell thunderstorm developed over Stevens County, Minnesota, and initially tracked north-northeastward before turning fully northeast. Once over Otter Tail County, the storm intensified and a brief EF1 tornado touched down around 4:48 pm CDT (2248 UTC) roughly 12 mi (19 km) south of Bluffton.[19] The rear-flank downdraft of the storm quickly obscured the tornado from view; however, it was later determined the tornado was on the ground for 1.5 mi (2.4 km), uprooting small trees and snapping limbs of larger ones.[22] At 4:56 pm CDT (2256 UTC), a tornado warning was issued for portions of Becker, Clearwater, Hubbard, Otter Tail and Wadena Counties.[23] Only two minutes after the warning was issued, a new tornado touched down about 3 mi (4.8 km) southwest of the city of Wadena.[19] Within three minutes of forming, the multiple vortex tornado rapidly intensified, reaching EF4 intensity with winds estimated at 170 mph (270 km/h). Before crossing the Otter Tail-Wadena County border, the storm's width had reached 1.1 mi (1.8 km).[24] The tornado then struck the western side of Wadena, causing widespread severe damage. Two houses were blown away from their foundations and many other houses and businesses were destroyed by this large wedge tornado. Many other structures were damaged to lesser degrees as well. Wadena-Deer Creek High School lost large sections of its roof and suffered extensive damage to its interior. A bus garage and an apartment complex were also damaged and school buses were thrown into the air. Trees were also debarked and snapped throughout the town. Cars were tossed by the tornado and headstones were toppled at a cemetery in Wadena. About 20 people were injured. Damage from the tornado reached $32 million, making it the most destructive of the outbreak.[25] [26] In light of the damage in the city, a tornado emergency was declared for Sebeka and Nimrod; however, substantial damage never took place in these areas.[23] Continuing northeastward, the tornado gradually weakened before dissipating at 5:16 pm CDT (2316 UTC), ending its 10 mi (16 km) track.[26] Around 5:30 pm CDT (2230 UTC), a third tornado, rated EF0, touched down within the supercell, this time roughly 1.5 mi (2.4 km) south-southwest of Nimrod. Over the following 18 minutes, this storm made several touchdowns along a 14.8 mi (23.8 km) track that continued into Cass County.[19] Damage from this tornado was largely limited to broken tree limbs.[27] Continuing northeast, the supercell eventually dissipated over Cass County around 6:30 pm CDT (2330 UTC).[19]
Canadian Prairies flooding
[edit]North of the tornadic supercells, heavy rain affected areas of the southern Canadian Prairies where at least 4 to 6 in (100 to 150 mm) of rain fell across southern Alberta and Saskatchewan on June 16 – 17 causing widespread flooding. A state of emergency was declared at the Blood Tribe Indian Reserve where people were stranded in homes due to flood waters.[28] Nine municipal governments in Alberta also declared state of emergencies due to the flooding as did some areas of southern Saskatchewan. Portions of the Trans-Canada Highway were closed for 3 km (1.9 mi) due to flooding along the border between Saskatchewan and Alberta on June 18 and remained shut down until June 26.[29] At times, 30,000 to 40,000 acres (12,000 to 16,000 ha) of land around the highway was submerged by flood waters.[30] Other roads and bridges were flooded and in some cases washed away. The Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park was also left inaccessible.[29] In and around Medicine Hat, Alberta, most residents were forced to evacuate as water reached depths of 2 ft (0.61 m). Agricultural areas sustained considerable losses throughout the region as entire harvests were lost to the floods and much of the growing season had past leaving no time to re-plant crops.[31] Throughout Alberta, losses reached C$69 million ($70.3 million), including C$54 million ($55 million) in Medicine Hat alone. A total of 340 homes were affected by the floods, 11 of which had to be condemned. Additionally, 490 ft (150 m) of the Trans-Canada Highway had been washed out.[30][32]
Due to the prolonged shut down of the Trans-Canada Highway, many businesses along the road experienced hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost profits. Some stores reported a 95 percent decrease in income, roughly C$4,000 daily.[30] On June 25, some residents in Medicine Hat were given C$3,000 in aid from the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program. In the weeks after the disaster, reconstruction of roadways and bridges washed out by the floods began. Engineers estimated that it would take four to five weeks to repair the Trans-Canada Highway.[32]
June 18 Midwest derechos
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Following the prolific tornado outbreak, a mesoscale convective system developed across eastern Nebraska in the Omaha area during the morning hours of June 18. It gradually intensified before moving into the Des Moines area near midday.[33] The bow echo intensified into an intense progressive derecho over eastern Iowa and propagated eastward into northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin that afternoon. Extensive damage was reported from the derecho, including in the Chicago metropolitan area as the derecho reached that region shortly before 4:00 pm CDT (2100 UTC).[34] Nearly 300,000 customers lost power and windows were blown out of high-rise buildings in downtown Chicago.[35] Some counties utilized warning sirens due to the derecho's extreme winds, despite the fact that there was no formal tornado warning.[36]
The derecho continued eastward, maintaining its strength over southern Lower Michigan and northern Indiana in the early evening hours. Winds as high as 90 mph (140 km/h) were reported in southwest Michigan with widespread damage over the region).[34] The storm knocked out power to nearly 300,000 customers of Commonwealth Edison in the Chicago area. Windows were blown out of several high rises in downtown Chicago, including the tallest building, the Willis Tower. [37] More than 100,000 lost power in the immediate Detroit region including in Oakland and Wayne Counties,[38] over 75,000 in the Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo regions [39] and over 50,000 in northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan.[40] The derecho finally weakened and rapidly dissipated as it reached Lake Erie.
During the evening hours of June 18, a second, weaker derecho formed over Iowa and began following a path similar to the first one, and by 8:45 pm CDT (0145 UTC) the storm was moving across Illinois causing damage in areas already affected by the initial derecho event before weakening and dissipating.[34] One fatality was reported from the event in northern Indiana and in Dexter, Michigan.[34] This storm also produced dangerous lightning with two homes hit by lightning in Dexter and Scio Township in Michigan.
See also
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