Reports from the strong cell that passed through southern North Dakota and parts of west central Minnesota around midnight.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
751 AM CDT THU MAY 03 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1115 PM TSTM WND GST GWINNER 46.22N 97.66W
05/02/2012 M67.00 MPH SARGENT ND AWOS
MEASURED BY KGWR AWOS
1125 PM TSTM WND DMG CAYUGA 46.08N 97.38W
05/02/2012 SARGENT ND CO-OP OBSERVER
TREES UPROOTED
1155 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N MANTADOR 46.19N 96.98W
05/02/2012 RICHLAND ND PUBLIC
TREES UPROOTED
1201 AM TSTM WND GST 8 W WAHPETON 46.27N 96.78W
05/03/2012 M53.00 MPH RICHLAND ND MESONET
AS MEASURED BY NORTH DAKOTA DOT RWIS EQUIPMENT ALONG
HIGHWAY 13
1210 AM TSTM WND GST WAHPETON 46.27N 96.61W
05/03/2012 M74.00 MPH RICHLAND ND AWOS
1215 AM OBSERVATION FROM AWOS AT WAHPETON AIRPORT CAME IN
WITH GUST TO 65 KTS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
1210 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 S WAHPETON 46.24N 96.61W
05/03/2012 M83.00 MPH RICHLAND ND PUBLIC
MEASURED 83 MPH WIND GUST ONE QUARTER MILE SOUTH OF THE
WAHPETON AIRPORT BY PERSONAL WEATHER STATION OWNED BY
CROP DUSTER. DAMAGE TO HANGER AND PLANE.
1213 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 E BRECKENRIDGE 46.26N 96.55W
05/03/2012 E50.00 MPH WILKIN MN CO-OP OBSERVER
1240 AM TSTM WND GST FERGUS FALLS 46.28N 96.07W
05/03/2012 M50.00 MPH OTTER TAIL MN MESONET
OBSERVATION FROM WEATHERBUG AT PRAIRIRE WETLAND LEARNING
CENTER.
0635 AM HAIL PARKERS PRAIRIE 46.15N 95.33W
05/03/2012 E0.50 INCH OTTER TAIL MN PUBLIC