Tornadoes:

Tornado - Bemidji Beltrami County Date 4 July 2018 Time (Local) 6:18 am - 6:19 am CDT EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 100 mph Path Length 0.7 miles Max Width 200 yards Injuries/Deaths 0 Summary: THIS TORNADO OCCURRED WEST OF BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY. ALONG ITS PATH A GARAGE WAS LIFTED OFF ITS FOUNDATION, MANY ASH AND PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, SHINGLES AND ROOFS WERE DAMAGED, AND PROJECTILES DAMAGED WINDOWS. Track Map Downloadable KMZ File

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Photos & Video:

Wind Damage Pictures

Tree Damage near Big Elbow Lake, MN east of Waubun, MN (Dave @fireguy991 on twitter)	Flipped Camper from near Pelican Lake, MN (Michelle Kerzman Jennison-Kropp)	Tree Damage in Bemidji, MN (Beltrami County EM)	Building Damage in Bemidji, MN (Beltrami County EM)

Radar:

Radar Loop from 1:40 AM to 7:00 AM	Radar when tornado warning was Issued

Storm Reports

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Here is a map with each blue W a wind report:

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0346 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GRAFTON                 48.42N 97.40W 
07/04/2018                   WALSH              ND   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            A COUPLE OF LARGE TRES BLOWN DOWN. A FIREWORKS TENT BLOWN
            DOWN AND A BOAT/TRAILER COMBINATION BLOWN OVER. TIME 
            ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

0348 AM     TSTM WND GST     5 NNW GRAND FORKS       47.98N 97.11W 
07/04/2018  M57.00 MPH       GRAND FORKS        ND   MESONET         

            PEAK WINDS MEASURED AT THE RWIS STATION ALONG I-29 NEAR 
            MP146. 

0348 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GRAFTON                 48.42N 97.40W 
07/04/2018                   WALSH              ND   NWS EMPLOYEE    

            WITHIN THE TOWN OF GRAFTON, 2 2 FOOT DIAMETER POPLAR 
            TREES SNAPPED AT THE BASE, AN 18 INCH DIAMETER TRUNK 
            SNAPPED AT 15 FEET, 6 TO 8 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES SNAPPED
            OFF OF SEVERAL TREES, AND 1 12 TO 18 INCH DIAMETER TREE 
            UPROOTED. SHEET METAL ROOFING PEELED OFF TOWARD THE EAST 
            ON A NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED BUILDING NEAR HIGHWAY 17 IN 
            TOWN.

0352 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GRAND FORKS             47.92N 97.07W 
07/04/2018                   GRAND FORKS        ND   NWS EMPLOYEE    

            ASH TREE SNAPPED 12 FEET UP, 1 1/2 BLOCKS NORTH OF THE 
            OFFICE.

0354 AM     TSTM WND DMG     7 E GRAFTON             48.42N 97.25W 
07/04/2018                   WALSH              ND   NWS EMPLOYEE    

            2 POWER POLES DOWN ALONG ND HIGHWAY 17. TIME ESTIMATED 
            BASED ON RADAR.

0356 AM     TSTM WND GST     10 E GRAFTON            48.41N 97.19W 
07/04/2018  M49.00 MPH       WALSH              ND   MESONET         

            PEAK WINDS MEASURED AT AN NDAWN STATION.

0358 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SW DRAYTON            48.53N 97.23W 
07/04/2018                   WALSH              ND   PUBLIC          

            PUBLIC REPORTED TREE DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.


0402 AM     TSTM WND DMG     DRAYTON                 48.56N 97.18W 
07/04/2018                   PEMBINA            ND   PUBLIC          

            BRANCHES AND TREE DOWN WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. SOME 
            DAMAGE TO SHINGLES AS WELL.

0405 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CAVALIER                48.80N 97.62W 
07/04/2018                   PEMBINA            ND   BROADCAST MEDIA 

            REPORT OF TREES UPROOTED AND POWER OUTAGES. 

0406 AM     HAIL             LISBON                  46.44N 97.68W 
07/04/2018  E0.88 INCH       RANSOM             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER  

            TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

0409 AM     TSTM WND GST     RUTLAND                 46.05N 97.51W 
07/04/2018  M53.00 MPH       SARGENT            ND   MESONET         

            PEAK WIND MEASURED AT A PERSONAL WEATHER STATION. 
            SUSTAINED WIND AT 43 MPH. 

0434 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LANCASTER               48.86N 96.80W 
07/04/2018                   KITTSON            MN   PUBLIC          

            5 TREES, EACH 6-8 INCHES IN DIAMETER, BLOWN DOWN

0445 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 S MOORETON            46.21N 96.88W 
07/04/2018                   RICHLAND           ND   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            3, 4, 7, AND 8 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN. WIND THREW PORCH
            GLIDER ACROSS DECK AND KNOCKED THE DECK RAILING OFF.

0454 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 ENE BARNESVILLE       46.67N 96.36W 
07/04/2018  M63.00 MPH       CLAY               MN   MESONET         

            SUSTAINED WINDS OF 53 GUSTING TO 63 MPH REPORTED BY A 
            PERSONAL WEATHER STATION. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS THAT 
            SOME TREE AND BUILDING DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED IN THE 
            BARNESVILLE AREA.

0503 AM     TSTM WND GST     6 N WAHPETON            46.36N 96.61W 
07/04/2018  M62.00 MPH       WILKIN             MN   MESONET         

            GUST MEASURED AT NDAWN

0505 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BRECKENRIDGE            46.26N 96.59W 
07/04/2018                   WILKIN             MN   CO-OP OBSERVER  

            TRUNK SNAPPED ON 6 INCH DIAMETER TREE AND VARIOUS SIZED 
            BRANCHES DOWN IN YARD

0510 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 ESE LAKE PARK         46.87N 96.06W 
07/04/2018  M52.00 MPH       BECKER             MN   MESONET         

            PEASK WINDS AT AN RWIS STATION ALONG HIGHWAY 10 NEAR 
            MP31.5.

0540 AM     TSTM WND DMG     VERGAS                  46.66N 95.80W 
07/04/2018                   OTTER TAIL         MN   PUBLIC          

            LARGE PINE TREE DOWN. REPORT POSTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 
            TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

0615 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 ESE TULABY LAKE       47.13N 95.55W 
07/04/2018                   BECKER             MN   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            *** 1 INJ *** SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE NEAR ELBOW AND 
            TULABY LAKES WITH ABOUT A HALF MILE STRETCH OF FALLEN 
            TREES. 6 CABINS SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE, DUE TO EITHER 
            FALLEN TREES AND BRANCHES OR WINDS. ONE INJURY WAS 
            REPORTED DUE TO AN INDIVIDUAL BEING OUTSIDE DURING THE 
            STORM. NEARBY AGENCIES HAD TO CUT THROUGH DOWNED TREES 
            OVER ROAD TO RESCUE INJURED INDIVIDUAL.

0615 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 SSW PARK RAPIDS       46.89N 95.08W 
07/04/2018  E58.00 MPH       HUBBARD            MN   ASOS            

            PEAK WIND MEASURED AT THE PARK RAPIDS AIRPORT /KPKD/.

0627 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 N NEW YORK MILLS      46.59N 95.37W 
07/04/2018                   OTTER TAIL         MN   PUBLIC          

            OAK TREE AND APPLE TREE BLOWN OVER. TIME ESTIMATED BASED 
            ON RADAR

0630 AM     TSTM WND DMG     PARK RAPIDS             46.92N 95.06W 
07/04/2018                   HUBBARD            MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            LARGE TREE LIMBS DWON IN TOWN.

0630 AM     TSTM WND DMG     9 N BEMIDJI             47.61N 94.88W 
07/04/2018                   BELTRAMI           MN   PUBLIC          

            TREES BLOWN DOWN. REPORT POSTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME 
            ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

0639 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BEMIDJI                 47.48N 94.88W 
07/04/2018                   BELTRAMI           MN   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            AROUND 100 TREES DAMAGED JUST WEST OF BEMIDJI STATE 
            UNIVERSITY. MANY TREES SNAPPED PARTWAY UP. CHIMNEY RIPPED
            OFF A HOUSE. GARAGE DESTROYED.

0640 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BLUE GRASS              46.54N 95.01W 
07/04/2018                   WADENA             MN   PUBLIC          

            AT LEAST ONE LARGE TREE SNAPPED AND LARGE BRANCHES FROM 
            ADDITIONAL TREES SNAPPED

0640 AM     TSTM WND GST     4 N CHAMBERLAIN         46.96N 94.72W 
07/04/2018  M54.00 MPH       HUBBARD            MN   MESONET         

            PEAK WIND AT THE RWIS STATION ON HWY 64 NEAR MP42.

1034 AM     TSTM WND DMG     PELICAN RAPIDS          46.57N 96.09W 
07/04/2018                   OTTER TAIL         MN   PUBLIC          

            SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN AND ONE CAMPER TIPPED OVER IN 
            PELICAN HILLS RV PARK. COUPLE OF WINDOWS BROKEN ON THE 
            CAMPER BUT FAMILY INSIDE WAS NOT INJURED. REPORTED WITH 
            PHOTOS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.