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EF1 tornado in Walsh County, North Dakota

Tornado June 24, 2022 · Walsh County, North Dakota

EF1
Rating
2.2 mi
Path length
100 yd
Path width
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A condensation funnel and ground swirl were briefly visible before rain obscured view. Resultant ground track was evident as numerous snapped boxelder and ash trees through several field shelter belts from northeast Vesta Township into southeast Tiber Township. Tornado likely tracked to the NNE for nearly 2 miles to near 3.5 WSW Edinburg by 333 pm CDT. Peak wind estimated to 90 mph. Maximum width to 100 yards.

The wider storm

Two rounds of severe thunderstorms produced large hail and gusty winds across the northern Red River Valley and into northwest Minnesota. Hail up to 2.75 inches was reported.

Began near Adams (48.4500, -97.9600).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Cavalier CountyEF0 Nelson CountyEF0 Nelson CountyEF0 Nelson CountyEF0 Grand Forks County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1042859. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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