EFU Tornado — Golden Valley, North Dakota

2024-06-27 · near Trotters, Golden Valley, North Dakota

0.6 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The tornado touched down in an open field southeast of Trotters and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EFU (Unknown).

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed as surface low pressure deepened over eastern Montana and a warm front lifted through North Dakota. The main threat from the storms was damaging winds, with the strongest winds of 90 mph occurring in Stark County. Buildings, trees, and crops were damaged. Two tornadoes were reported, with one near Trotters in Golden Valley County and the other near South Heart in Stark County. Both tornadoes occurred in open fields with no damage to evaluate, and so were rated EFU (Unknown) by National Weather Service policy. Although damaging winds were the main threat, some large hail did occur. The largest hail was the size of ping pong balls, and fell in Stark County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1194172. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.