Thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a surface trough that dropped through the area from a low over Manitoba. Initially, multiple funnel clouds were observed in the Rolla area of Rolette County, where at one point three funnels were observed simultaneously.
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Thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a surface trough that dropped through the area from a low over Manitoba. Initially, multiple funnel clouds were observed in the Rolla area of Rolette County, where at one point three funnels were observed simultaneously. Later, penny sized hail occurred near Rolette, along with a 58 mph wind gust. During the evening hours, nickel sized hail fell in Foster County.
The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:16 UTC.
2 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Multiple funnel clouds occurred over the Rolla area. At one point, three funnel clouds were noted occurring simultaneously.
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