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Visible Satellite 22:08Z on 2020-07-08. Satellite images are derived from the NOAA Open Data Dissemination Program.

Tornado Reports

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21:04Z EFU KDVN IL Whiteside Sterling A video posted on social media confirmed a landspout tornado in a field behind a Menards store on the northeast side of Sterling, Illinois. The tornado was brief and occurred in an open field. No damage was observed to assign an EF-Scale rating.
22:08Z EF4 KMVX MN Grant Ashby This tornado began in Grant County, but after about two miles, it crossed into Otter Tail County, where it ended about 5 miles east of Dalton. The total track through both counties was about 9 miles. Peak winds were estimated at 170 mph, based on available damage indicators. At least 10 farmsteads were impacted, with three homes, one pole shed, and one machine shed destroyed.
22:15Z EF4 KMVX MN Otter Tail Dalton This tornado began in Grant County, but after about two miles, it crossed into Otter Tail County, where it ended about 5 miles east of Dalton. The total track through both counties was about 9 miles. Peak winds were estimated at 170 mph, based on available damage indicators. At least 10 farmsteads were impacted, with three homes, one pole shed, and one machine shed destroyed.
23:32Z EF0 KMVX MN Otter Tail Vining A persistent funnel cloud briefly touched down. Peak winds were estimated at 75 mph.
23:49Z EF0 KGLD CO Sedgwick Julesburg A tornado touched down briefly in an open field. No damage was reported.
23:50Z EFU KGLD NE Perkins Grant Trained weather spotters, among other sources, confirmed a landspout tornado west of Grant. Photographic evidence supported a brief touchdown in an open field. No damage was reported.
23:55Z EFU KGLD NE Perkins Venango Trained weather spotters reported a brief landspout tornado over open range. No damage was found.
23:59Z EF0 KGLD CO Sedgwick Julesburg A tornado touched down briefly near the intersection of CO 12 and CO 53. No damage was reported.
00:01Z EFU KGLD NE Perkins Grant Trained weather spotters reported a brief landspout over open fields. No damage was reported.
00:04Z EF0 KGLD CO Sedgwick Julesburg A tornado touched down briefly near the intersection of CO 18 and U.S. Highway 385. No damage was observed.
00:04Z EF0 KGLD CO Phillips Amherst A tornado touched down briefly near the intersection of CO 16 and CO 55. No damage was observed.
00:10Z EF0 KGLD CO Sedgwick Julesburg A weak tornado touched down briefly. No damage was observed.
00:15Z EF0 KMPX MN Crow Wing Pine Center A supercell briefly produced a tornado in a rural area between Brainerd and Garrison. The tornado produced minor damage to one property as well as damaging several trees along its path. The tornado was estimated to be on the ground for nearly 23 minutes |before dissipating as the parent storm became outflow dominant.
00:19Z EF0 KGLD CO Sedgwick Julesburg A tornado touched down briefly and damaged an unoccupied building near the intersection of CO 16 AND CO 55.
00:55Z EFU KLNX NE Thomas Thedford Trained weather spotters and KLNX WSR-88D confirmed multiple landspout tornadoes near Thedford, lasting 10 to 15 minutes. All occurred over open range and resulted in no damage.
04:29Z EF0 KUEX NE Merrick Silver Creek Region 44 Emergency Management assisted with this survey. A brief tornado touched down north of Silver Creek, with a path length of approximately 4 miles and maximum wind gusts estimated to be 85 MPH. Damage was primarily confined to trees, with downed large branches and some uprooted trees. Irrigation pivots along and near the path were overturned. Two farmsteads were affected, one sustained minor damage to a small outbuilding and the other sustained tree damage.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).