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F1 tornado in Benson County, North Dakota

Tornado June 19, 2005 · Benson County, North Dakota

Rating

5.0 mi

Whole path

100 yd

Path width

$250K

Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Pierce County → Benson County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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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 F1 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F1 meant moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken; the scale paired it with winds of 73–112 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

What the National Weather Service wrote

This tornado originated in Pierce county. It crossed into Benson county near the southeast end of Long Lake. The tornado continued for 2 miles before lifting. The tornado tore up several trees near Long Lake and tore a roof off a shed. Another shed was damaged at a farmstead northeast of Long Lake. Peak winds were estimated at 110 mph.

Began near Esmond (48.0500, -99.8500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F1 Benson County F1 Benson County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5461484. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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