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Public Information Statement...corrected dates
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1031 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2020 

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 06/08/20 TORNADO EVENTS...
...Northeast North Dakota Tornadoes...

A series of thunderstorms developed in northeast North Dakota 
through the late afternoon and early evening. A number of storms 
developed into supercell thunderstorms with strong rotating updrafts 
and were able to large hail and at least these two weak tornadoes. 
All storms through this period tracked to the north-northeast. Note
that both tornadoes crossed through areas with similar scale 
downburst wind damage from the previous evening. Local residents 
assisted in identifying event damages in which trajectories were 
in a general NNE direction compared to the NE or ENE trajectories 
from the previous evening.

.Tornado #1... North of Sharon ND

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated peak wind:    95 mph
Path length /Statute/:  7.2 miles
Path width /Maximum/:   250 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start date:             Jun 08 2020 
Start time:             430 pm CDT 
Start location:         4 N Sharon /Steele County/ ND
Start Lat/Lon:          47.6600 / -97.9000 

End date:               Jun 08 2020
End time:               442 pm CDT 
End location:           12 W Northwood /Grand Forks County/ ND
End lat/lon:            47.7500 / -97.8500

SURVEY SUMMARY: This tornado tracked intermittently to the north-
northeast for over 7 miles. It blew out the back wall of a pole 
shed and tore sheathing off the building. It also snapped or uprooted 
several cottonwood and pine trees in shelterbelts along its path.

.TORNADO #2... South of Arvilla ND

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated peak wind:    80 mph
Path length /Statute/:  3.0 miles
Path width /Maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start date:             Jun 08 2020 
Start time:             509 PM CDT
Start location:         5 S Arvilla / Grand Forks County / ND
Start Lat/Lon:          47.8500 / -97.4984

End date:               Jun 08 2020
End time:               515 PM CDT
End location:           2 SE Arvilla / Grand Forks County / ND
End lat/lon:            47.9057 / -97.4579

SURVEY SUMMARY: This tornado tracked intermittently to the north-
northeast for about 3 miles. It snapped a number of poplar or 
cottonwood trees in the few shelter belts along its path. 

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale Classifies
Tornadoes into the following categories.

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 To 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is PRELIMINARY and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in
NWS Storm Data. 

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