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Storm reports for August 7, 2010

NOAA recorded 21 hail reports, 25 wind reports and 11 tornado reports in 9 states on August 7, 2010.

in 9 states
57
Storm reports
About 52 miles from Fargo, ND
1.75 in
Largest hail
Near 45.54, -92.03, WI
81 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF4, about 53 miles from Fargo, ND
11
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on August 7, 2010 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.

What happened

The strongest tornado touched down south of Tyler in Richland County, North Dakota, at 5:25 p.m. CST. It crossed the Bois de Sioux River into Wilkin County, Minnesota, and lifted about 2.5 miles southwest of Doran at 5:50 p.m.1,2 The NWS rated it EF4, with peak winds estimated at 175 mph along a path about 5 miles long and 600 yards wide.1,2

At 10:37 p.m. CST, an EF0 tornado near Bone Lake in Polk County, Wisconsin, blew shingles off a home and windows out of homes and cars.3 At 10:57 p.m. CST, downburst winds estimated at 70 knots (81 mph) just north of Cumberland in Barron County blew the roof off a business and damaged trailers at a campground. Eight people were injured.4 At the same time, an EF1 tornado northeast of Cumberland destroyed a barn and a garage. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $250,000 in property damage from it.5

At 12:10 p.m. EST, a waterspout came ashore at New Smyrna Beach in Volusia County, Florida, as an EF0 tornado. It caused minor damage to six homes and tore part of the roof plywood and shingles off another.6

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 239944, tornado, Richland County, North Dakota
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 239948, tornado, Wilkin County, Minnesota
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 243443, tornado, Polk County, Wisconsin
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 243451, thunderstorm wind, Barron County, Wisconsin
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 243450, tornado, Barron County, Wisconsin
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 240419, tornado, Volusia County, Florida

Reports by hour

Hail21, most at 8 PM

Wind25, most at 6 PM

Tornado11, most at 6 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
12:10 PMEF0About 21 miles from Deltona, FL0.82 mi long, 40 yd wide
5:02 PMEF0About 39 miles from Miami, FL1.82 mi long, 30 yd wide
6:25 PMEF0About 58 miles from Fargo, ND0.2 mi long, 25 yd wide
6:25 PMEF4About 53 miles from Fargo, ND5 mi long, 600 yd wide
6:46 PMEF0About 59 miles from Fargo, ND1 mi long, 15 yd wide
6:58 PMEF1About 57 miles from Fargo, ND4 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:33 PMEF0About 37 miles from Fargo, ND0.2 mi long, 25 yd wide
7:35 PMEF1Near 46.05, -96.10, MN20.99 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:59 PMEF1Near 46.25, -95.22, MN2.19 mi long, 75 yd wide
11:37 PMEF0Near 45.58, -92.38, WI2.77 mi long, 100 yd wide
11:57 PMEF1Near 45.59, -91.98, WI3.18 mi long, 125 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Minnesota231076
Wisconsin13292
Colorado9630
Florida3012
Kansas3300
Oklahoma3030
Georgia1010
Montana1010
North Dakota1001

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Duluth, MN1.0 inNone0
Tallahassee, FLNone58 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.