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EF1 tornado in Vilas County, Wisconsin

Tornado August 9, 2020 · Vilas County, Wisconsin

EF1

Rating

6.2 mi

Path length

400 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 400 yards (0.23 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 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 tornado produced a path of tree damage (DI 27,28, DOD 3,4) from the eastern shore of Star Lake to the Upper Bucktabon Springs State Natural Area. Peak winds were estimated around 95 mph.

The wider storm

An upper-level shortwave produced thunderstorms across north-central Wisconsin during the evening hours. Three tornadoes and wind damage was reported as these thunderstorms tracked through the area.

Began near Starlake (46.0266, -89.4719).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 Forest County EF1 Vilas County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 902713. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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