F2 Tornado — Ransom, North Dakota

1999-08-15 · near Ft Ransom, Ransom, North Dakota

Event narrative

Most of the damage from the tornado occurred roughly 3 miles northeast of Fort Ransom, just across the Sheyenne River. One farm had a wood barn and 2 large pole barns completely destroyed. At another nearby farm, another wood barn and a pole barn were destroyed, some debris deposited several hundred feet away. Numerous large trees were broken and a feeding car was thrown a half a mile away. Thousands of large trees surrounding the path of the tornado were snapped in two, many of these along the Sheyenne River Valley.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5712100. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.