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478 NOUS43 KFGF 091847 PNSFGF MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-100700- 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. $$ NC