The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Funnel Cloud |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 195,615 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 33,698 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2009-10-09T16:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2009-10-09T16:30:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | NORTH DAKOTA |
| County/zone typecz_type | C |
| County/zone namecz_name | MOUNTRAIL |
| Latitudelat | 47.980 |
| Longitudelon | -102.567 |
| End latitudeend_lat | 47.980 |
| End longitudeend_lon | -102.567 |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Newspaper |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Funnel clouds and a water spout formed over Lake Sakakawea near New Town during the late morning hours of September 9th. They did not form from thunderstorms. Several factors contributed to their formation. Low pressure over the state was already producing upward motion and large scale circulation in the atmosphere. Cumulus clouds associated with a cold front passing through the area were producing snow showers. The combination of very cold air, in the upper 20s, and relatively mild water, near 60 degrees, caused significant instability in the lower several thousand feet of the atmosphere over the lake. This instability enhanced the instability associated with the low pressure and snow showers and changed atmospheric conditions over the lake. Strong surface winds interacting with the terrain around the lake may have formed a small vortex of rotating air that translated onto the lake. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Several funnel clouds were reported late in the morning over Lake Sakakawea near New Town. See the tornado entry earlier the same day. |
| Yearyear | 2,009 |
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