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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
147 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2019

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 06/08/2019 TORNADO EVENT...

.Fertile MN Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated peak wind:    115 mph 
Path length /Statute/:  3.6 miles 
Path width /Maximum/:   160 yards 
Fatalities:             0  
Injuries:               0

Start date:             June 8, 2019 
Start time:             734pm CDT
Start location:         4 SE Fertile MN
Start Lat/Lon:          47.4998/-96.2146 

End date:               June 8, 2019
End time:               745 pm CDT
End location:           6 ESE Fertile MN
End_lat/lon:            47.5248,-96.1488

SURVEY_SUMMARY: This tornado touched down in Polk County just
north of the Polk/Norman County line. It initially tracked to the
northeast breaking large branches off of trees. Around 7:40 pm 
CDT the tornado hit a farmstead where it ripped grain bins off of 
the ground and wrapped the metal around other farm equipment and 
trees around 90 to 100 yards away. At this same farmstead a barn 
had part of its roof ripped off with some additional structural 
damage to its walls. Past this farmstead trees were snapped and 
thrown into the nearby field. After this the tornado began to 
weaken with some more large branches broken around 7:45pm before 
it dissipated. Peak winds estimated at 115 mph.

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 event and publication in
NWS Storm Data. 

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NC