Funnel Cloud, Mahnomen
- When
- September 13, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mahnomen County, 3.49 mi S of Mahnomen
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 47.270, -95.970
A brief cold core funnel was viewed south of Mahnomen. No touchdown was observed.
Funnel Cloud in Minnesota, September 13, 2008
A weak area of surface low pressure tracked from near Cooperstown (ND) to near Thief River Falls (MN) by the early evening of the 13th. A cold front moved through Mahnomen County as the surface low passed to the north.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS FGF wrote it up.
A weak area of surface low pressure tracked from near Cooperstown (ND) to near Thief River Falls (MN) by the early evening of the 13th. A cold front moved through Mahnomen County as the surface low passed to the north. Once again, cold temperatures aloft helped contribute to the formation of a few thunderstorms.
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:57 UTC.
Event by event
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
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The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Illinois, September 13 to 14, 2008
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Arkansas, September 13 to 14, 2008
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Louisiana, September 13, 2008
- Hurricane and Tornado in Texas, September 13, 2008
- Tornado in Michigan, September 13, 2008
- Flood in Michigan, September 13 to 17, 2008
- Flood in Illinois, September 13 to 16, 2008
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Arkansas, September 13 to 14, 2008
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Michigan, September 13 to 16, 2008
- Flooding in Iowa, September 13 to 15, 2008
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, September 13, 2008
- Flash Flood and High Wind in Arkansas, September 13 to 14, 2008
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 128576.