EF3 Tornado — Traill, North Dakota

2016-08-27 · near Taft, Traill, North Dakota

Event narrative

The tornado destroyed a two car garage and snapped or uprooted numerous trees northwest of the Taft elevator. It crossed Interstate 29 near Taft and tore down filled grain bins, elevator legs, and tore the roofing off the office. It then tore the roof off and caved in the walls of a well built home east of the elevator complex. Peak winds were estimated at 140 mph.

Wider weather episode

By the afternoon of August 27th, temperatures across most of the area had risen into the 70s, along with dew points around 60 F. A fairly strong upper level disturbance also moved into the area. Thunderstorms broke out over the southern Red River Valley in the early afternoon, then expanded north and east through the rest of the afternoon and early evening. The thunderstorms mainly dropped large hail, but a few tornadoes also occurred.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 649103. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.