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EF0 tornado in Washington County, Minnesota

Tornado September 20, 2007 · Washington County, Minnesota

EF0

Rating

0.4 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

$500K

Damage as recorded

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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 National Weather Service storm survey confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched down in the southwestern portion of Woodbury, along Bailey Road.

It dissipated when it reached Woodlane Drive. The tornado caused damage to multiple townhouses, trees, and road signs.

The wider storm

Warm frontal boundary induced severe weather.

Began near Woodbury (44.9000, -92.9500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 59745. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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