Tornado Reports
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| 22:39Z | EF2 | KFSD | SD | Deuel | Johnsonville | A large dairy barn lost a roof, a camper was tipped over and|several outbuildings sustained damage. |
| 22:40Z | EF1 | KFSD | SD | Hamlin | Hazel | The residents were outside when they saw the tornado quickly develop and were forced to seek shelter under a tractor. The tornado ripped the entire roof off of a newly built machine shed and also damaged the exterior walls. Debris was spread to the north, with sheet metal and pieces of rafters lofted into nearby trees. The tornado continued to track north northwest about a half mile. The tops of trees were snapped off in one shelterbelt and a clear path was evident in a second shelterbelt. |
| 22:45Z | EF2 | KFSD | SD | Hamlin | Castlewood | Several eyewitnesses reported a small funnel/tornado descending, widening and developing very rapidly at the edge of Castlewood, SD. Damage was evident as soon as it reached the southern edge of town. A majority of the damage occurred between 3rd Avenue and 4th Avenue. On Market Street, a small funeral home visitation center was completely blown off its foundation. Debris from the funeral home was tossed to the north, including the air conditioning unit which was tossed into a yard one block to the north. A garage was destroyed and completely blown from its foundation on Allen Street. The next block to the north, a home lost a roof and sustained significant damage to external walls. Another garage on this street was completely blown off the foundation and destroyed. Similar damage was noted a block north on Main Street. Another home lost an entire roof and partial collapse of external walls. Yet another garage was destroyed as it slid off the foundation. The next block north, on Alice Street, significant roof damage was noted to several homes and another garage was completely shifted off of the foundation. One particular residence had a roof that appeared to be slightly rotated and was sagging. The Castlewood Elementary school, situated between Harry Street and Pear Street, sustained significant damage to the school and gymnasium roof. Damage was also sustained to sections of the brick external walls. The school bus shed was completely destroyed with loss of|the roof and external walls. North of the school, on Prairie Street, a residence sustained significant damage. At this property, a garage was completely destroyed, and a shed was tossed in the air landing upside down. The home itself lost the entire roof and the |south facing external walls collapsed. The tornado would continue to track north across an open field and across US Highway 22. Additional debris and tree damage was noted a mile north of US Highway 22 before the tornado lifted. Throughout the entire path of the tornado there were uprooted and snapped trees and significant siding and roof damage to homes. |
| 22:45Z | EF0 | KABR | SD | Clark | Raymond | An eyewitness observed a brief tornado touchdown while planting|a field 5 miles north and 2 miles east of Raymond, SD. No damage |occurred. |
| 22:45Z | EF0 | KABR | SD | Clark | Elrod | A brief tornado touchdown resulted in the loss of half a barn|roof. Debris from the barn was spread to the north northwest. The|small track was evident through a shelterbelt where large tree|branches were broken and debris was left in the upper reaches of|the trees. Barn debris would continue to track into an open field|roughly 0.3 miles from the original location. Other structures on|the property were also damaged by wind and flying debris. |
| 22:58Z | EF2 | KFSD | SD | Deuel | Gary | One mile south of Gary, SD a farm sustained significant tornado damage. The home on the property lost the entire roof, along with most of the external walls on the main floor of the house. Only a portion of the internal walls remained standing. The resident home|at the time was able to make it to the basement, however did sustain minor injuries when a refrigerator from the main floor fell down through the ceiling. The attached garage was completely blown off the foundation, and the pickup in the garage was pushed at least 6 feet from where it was originally parked. Nearby outbuildings sustained roof damage, including a hole in one roof that was likely caused from flying debris. The tornado continued to track north northeast of the farm into an open corn stubble field. Rotation was noted in the stubble. The debris track was spread across the field with large pieces of wood and other construction materials pierced vertically into the ground. Further to the north northeast a semi was turned 180 degrees and flipped|on its side. The debris path continued across 180th Street and was last noted in a tree grove approximately 0.3 miles from the residence. The resident also noted that the family dog was seen being swept out of the house during the tornado, but was later |found safe with only minor injuries after walking to a neighbor's farm about one mile away. |
| 22:59Z | EF1 | KFSD | SD | Deuel | Gary | A residence 2 miles northwest of Gary, SD had a barn roof damaged and a horse trailer rolled multiple times. A second residence, about 3 miles northwest of Gary, had a track of damage through their farm yard. An ash tree snapped at the trunk and fell on to the corner of the house. A single stall garage, which was bolted to the foundation, was lifted off the foundation and overturned. The vehicle in the garage was not damaged. A second garage to the north lost two thirds of its roof panels. Another machine shed|had a portion of the south wall pushed in. All debris from buildings was lofted to the northeast. A mostly empty grain bin was also ripped from the foundation and tossed across 485th Ave and into the neighboring field, coming to rest about 200 yards to|the northeast. Residents were without commercial power for two days. |
| 23:02Z | EF1 | KABR | SD | Codington | Rauville | A tornado occurred 4 miles north of Lake Kampeska. The tornado|hit the northeast side of a house and removed the the garage from|the house, along with part of the roof. The garage was tossed to|the north. An outbuilding to the north of the house was also|destroyed and thrown to the north and northwest. The debris was|scattered at least a half mile north and northwest of the|location of the house. The family sought shelter in the basement|of the home and they were safe. |
| 23:02Z | EF1 | KABR | SD | Clark | Garden City | The tornado touched down quickly on the southern edge of the|farm. A barn completely lost the roof and external walls on about|two thirds of the structure. Debris from the barn was spread to|the northeast. 2x4 s were pierced vertically into the ground and|sheet metal from the barn was wrapped around trees. One|2x4 pierced through the garage attached to the house. Debris|would continue to be found about a quarter mile to the northeast,|across an open field and into the neighbor's farm yard. |
| 23:05Z | EF1 | KFSD | SD | Deuel | Tunerville | A tornado touched down on the northeast side of Lake Alice|causing damage to a hunting lodge property. Evidence was first|noted in a corn stubble field where stubble was broken and|flattened. North of the corn field, several trees were uprooted|or snapped at the base. North from there, the main lodge house|lost half the roof covering and several roof panels on the west|side of the house. This resulted in rain damage inside the lodge.|On the west side of the property a family was in a camper when|they received warnings and decided to leave for a sturdier|shelter nearby. Minutes after they left the camper, it was picked|up and dropped on its roof. The family was not injured. |
| 23:09Z | EF1 | KFSD | MN | Lac Qui Parle | Madison | This tornado moved across the southeast section of Madison. A house had its roof removed, a camper was rolled, and three light poles at the baseball field were bent over. One of the poles had the cement support ripped out of the ground. There was also extensive tree damage. Maximum winds were estimated at 100 mph. |
| 23:13Z | EF1 | KABR | SD | Day | Webster Muni Arpt | A tornado 7 miles to the south-southeast of Webster hit an|outbuilding, pulling the roof off and knocking over the interior|wall. The debris from the building was carried to the northwest|for over 250 yards and spread out to the west. A calving shed was|rolled to the north and then northwest. A animal trailer was|tipped over and a metal windmill was knocked over and twisted. |
| 23:15Z | EF1 | KFSD | SD | Grant | Albee | The southwest half of a machine shed shop was completely|destroyed. The north side remained upright and on the foundation,|however garage doors and entry doors no longer close properly due|to a counter clockwise twisting of the frame. 2x12 rafters from|the machine shed were launched through the walls of a nearby shed. |Another shed on the property also lost one third of its roof. |Debris from the buildings was spread to the northeast with large |pieces of wood pierced vertically into the ground along the track. |Debris was tossed northeast between one quarter and one half mile |from the farm. |
| 23:19Z | EF1 | KFSD | MN | Lac Qui Parle | Louisburg | Damage was convergent, with peak winds estimated near 105 mph. A house received significant damage, with much of its roof removed. Numerous trees were broken. |
| 23:19Z | EF1 | KFSD | SD | Grant | Twin Brooks | Roughly 300 yards to the south of the farm a calf shed was picked|up and lofted to the north, over the shelterbelt on the south|side of the property. The calf shed would land in the feed lot|area and pushed up against a barn. A stave silo was moved off the|foundation about a foot, but otherwise remained erect. A pole barn |was severely damaged, with the west wall collapsed and the south wall|pushed in. A wood grain bin shifted off the foundation and was|pushed 300 feet to the north. Two empty grain bins were|destroyed. One tossed into a creek on the north end of the|property. The second was destroyed and lofted. A cattle trailer|at the same location was pushed about 100 feet before it was|rolled into the creek. Pieces of debris from the farm would be|found across Highway 12 and over a mile to the north northeast of|the property. |
| 23:50Z | EF0 | KMPX | MN | Swift | Swift Falls | The tornado broke or uprooted dozens of trees. Tin was peeled off roofs and the sides of outbuildings. Trailers were tipped and various farm equipment heavily damaged. Some large tree branches were blown away rather than being downed next to the trees. Maximum winds were estimated at 75 mph. |
| 23:51Z | EF1 | KMVX | MN | Traverse | Dumont | A tornado developed 6 miles east of Dumont on the leading edge of|a line of severe thunderstorms, and then traveled quickly|northeast. An outbuilding took heavy damage, with debris strewn|northeast over half a mile. The majority of the 2x4 planks were|deposited directly to the east of the shed, while another single|2x4 was lodged into the ground at an angle not consistent with|straight-line winds. The tornado then destroyed several mostly|empty grain bins. Some tin from the property was thrown due west|into the trees. |
| 23:52Z | EF0 | KMPX | MN | Pope | Lowry | A damage survey revealed about two dozen trees were uprooted or broken. It also destroyed a metal shed. The tornado was filmed on video and posted to social media. |
| 23:52Z | EF0 | KABR | SD | Roberts | New Effington | Eyewitnesses observed a brief tornado touchdown. No damage|occurred. |
| 23:59Z | EF0 | KMVX | MN | Traverse | Charlesville | A tornado developed 11 miles east of Wheaton along the leading|edge of a line severe thunderstorms. This tornado traveled|rapidly north-northeastward and impacted three farmsteads.|Several trees were uprooted and felled in different directions,|outbuildings were severely damaged, and both homes were damaged|as well including the partial removal of a garage roof. The|tornado continued northeast to right near the Grant County line,|and impacted another farmstead. Silo damage, trees felled in|different directions, and a small outbuilding was moved 10 yards|to the northwest. |
| 00:01Z | EFU | KOAX | IA | Woodbury | Sergeant Bluff | A video showed a brief tornado crossing Interstate 29 between Sergeant Bluff and Port Neal. The tornado caused no damage from which the NWS could assign an EF-scale rating. |
| 00:07Z | EF1 | KMVX | MN | Grant | Charlesville | This tornado began around 7:07 pm half a mile southeast of Charlesville, MN and moved north by northeast until it lifted at 7:10 pm, 13 miles west of Elbow Lake, near North Ottawa. Several large ash and cottonwood tree limbs were broken down in shelterbelts. At least 2 wooden power poles were cracked and 2 others were leaning as a result of this storm. Estimated peak winds were 100 mph, equating to an EF1 rating with a path length of 3 miles. |
| 00:10Z | EF1 | KMVX | ND | Richland | La Mars | This tornado began at approximately 0710 pm about 2 miles west-southwest of LeMars ND and tracked to the north until 0713 pm when it lifted 3 miles north-northwest of LeMars. Several large Ash and Box Elder tree limbs were broken in shelterbelts. At least 2 wooden power poles were cracked and 2 others were leaning as a result of this storm. Peak winds were estimated at 100 mph, equating to an EF1 rating, with a path length of 3 miles. |
| 00:12Z | EF1 | KMPX | MN | Douglas | Alexandria | A fast moving tornado (storms were moving northeast at 70 mph) touched down near Donna Drive and West Meadow Lane on the northwest edge of Alexandria, then tracked across Lake Darling before hitting land again along County Road 11. Numerous houses were hit on the south side of Lake Darling. After crossing Lake Darling, the tornado damage was mostly to trees, with less damage directly to houses, as the tornado was becoming weaker in this area. It dissipated on land shortly after moving across a small part of the southwest portion of Lake Carlos. Maximum winds were estimated at 110 mph. |
| 00:16Z | EF2 | KMVX | MN | Wilkin | Tenney | This tornado began at approximately 716 pm about 1 mile southwest of Tenney, MN, then tracked to the north where it lifted 3 miles north of Campbell, MN. This tornado was best marked by the trail of at least 23 power poles which were cracked or completely snapped along it's, route. Widespread tree damage and large steel grain bins at the Campbell elevator complex were partially caved in. Peak winds were estimated at 115 mph, equating to an EF2 rating. The path length was 9 miles. |
| 00:17Z | EF0 | KMPX | MN | Stearns | Sauk Centre | Video on social media showed a tornado moving across the southern part of Sauk Lake. A damage survey found over a dozen trees uprooted or broken in the northwest wide of Sauk Centre, just east and southeast of the Old Golf Course. After moving across the lake, it knocked down a few more trees and dissipated. |
| 00:31Z | EF1 | KMVX | MN | Otter Tail | Battle Lake | This tornado began about 2 miles west southwest of Battle Lake, MN and tracked to the north until 7:34 pm where it lifted 2 miles north northeast of Battle Lake, MN. One single-wide trailer was flipped. Numerous spruce, poplar, and ash trees were snapped or uprooted. Metal roofing was blown off of storage near the airport. Peak winds were estimated at 100 mph, giving this tornado an EF1 rating, with a path length of 3.5 miles. A couple of power poles were also damaged along the path. |
| 00:33Z | EF1 | KMPX | MN | Todd | Clarissa | Hundreds of trees were uprooted or broken. Several outbuildings lost roofs. The damage pattern in this part of Todd County was very complicated, but ground and aerial surveys revealed a tornado moved through part of Clarissa. Maximum winds were estimated at 90 mph. |
| 00:40Z | EF0 | KMVX | MN | Otter Tail | Clitherall | This tornado began about 3 miles north northeast of Clitherall, MN as a waterspout on West Mason Lake and lasted for about a minute. The area showed several large 6-10 inch diameter tree branches broken along the north shore. Peak winds were estimated at 85 mph, giving this tornado an EF0 rating, with a path length of 1 mile. |
| 00:46Z | EF0 | KMPX | MN | Morrison | Cushing | This tornado broke or uprooted hundreds of trees and partially took the roof off two outbuildings in Cushing. Maximum winds were estimated at 70 mph. |
| 00:50Z | EF1 | KMPX | MN | Todd | Hewitt | A tornado developed in far northwest Todd County and moved into Wadena County (see separate entry from NWS Grand Forks). On the Todd County side of the county line, the tornado hit a farmstead and destroyed two tin sheds, leading to estimated maximum winds in Todd County of 90 mph. The debris was strewn in a narrow path. The tornado also broke or uprooted a number of trees. Damage assessment was aided by photographs (not included here) provided by the Todd County Sheriff's Office. |
| 00:51Z | EF1 | KMPX | MN | Morrison | Cushing | Hundreds of trees were uprooted or snapped as the tornado moved along the east side of Lake Alexander. Many trees came down on vehicles, sheds, and cabins. Maximum winds were estimated at 90 mph. |
| 00:51Z | EF2 | KMPX | MN | Wadena | Verndale | This tornado crossed from far northwest Todd County around 7:52 pm, about 2.5 miles southwest of Verndale, MN. It tracked to the north until 8:11 pm where it lifted 5.5 miles east southeast of Sebeka, MN. It caused extreme damage which included numerous snapped power poles and numerous trees which were snapped or uprooted. Extensive damage was noted to farm buildings which had steel roofing and sidewall panels torn off, and turnkey barns and other industrial buildings lost roofing material. Peak winds estimated to 115 mph, with a maximum width of 500 yards. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).