NWS response to funnel was nothing 'out of the ordinary' says East Grand Forks official

NWS response to funnel was nothing 'out of the ordinary' says East Grand Forks official

EAST GRAND FORKS — What appeared to some to be a tornado near East Grand Forks on Tuesday instead was determined by the National Weather Service to be a cold air funnel, which isn’t technically a tornado. And since it didn’t qualify as a true tornado and was spotted north of the city, it didn’t warrant an official response, according to East Grand Forks’ city administrator. NWS meteorologist Jennifer Ritterling explained that the funnel spotted …