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17:34Z EF0 KCYS NE Kimball Kimball Estimated time, duration, path length and width due to no storm survey being performed.
18:11Z EF0 KCYS NE Scotts Bluff (bff)helig Field Time of report was 1112MST. No damage was reported. Duration,path width and length estimated due to no survey being preformed.
18:16Z EF0 KCYS NE Scotts Bluff Gering Time of report was 1116MST. Estimated duration, path width and length due to no survey being performed.
18:38Z EF0 KCYS NE Kimball Kimball At 1138MST Kimball County Sheriff reported a tornado on the ground. Tornado lasted for three to five minutes. It moved across the conservation reserve project and produced no damage. Estimated path length and width of tornado.
19:24Z EF2 KUDX SD Meade Plainview A tornado touched down south of Plainview and traveled more than 22 miles to (). It damaged a manufactured home shortly after it formed, tearing off its roof and blowing over its walls. It also destroyed an old, abandoned house and pole barn and tossed a combine, hay swather, and van.
19:30Z EF1 KMVX ND Walsh Kellogg A metal street light pole was snapped off and several trees were blown down near the courthouse area. The tornado was viewed approaching town by airport employees located two miles east-southeast of Grafton. Peak winds were estimated at 95 mph.
19:48Z EF0 KMVX MN Marshall Big Woods The tornado knocked down a few trees in a shelterbelt and tossed road construction signs in various directions but otherwise remained largely over open fields. Peak winds were estimated at 80 mph.
20:00Z EF0 KUDX SD Meade Faith A second tornado touched down southwest of Faith and traveled north, dissipating shortly after it crossed U.S. Highway 212 west of Faith. It caused no damage.
20:11Z EF0 KUDX NE Box Butte Alliance Tornado reported by public and relayed by KCOW radio. Estimated duration, path length and width due to no storm survey being performed.
20:29Z EF0 KMVX ND Barnes Valley City A persistent funnel tracked just to the east of Valley City. A brief touchdown and debris cloud were viewed by employees at a city business while the funnel was still south of Interstate 94. No damage was reported as the touchdown occurred over an open field. Peak winds were estimated at 75 mph.
20:34Z EF2 KUDX SD Perkins Usta A tornado touched down north of Faith. It destroyed outbuildings on two ranches, tossed farm equipment, damaged trees, and killed four calves.
20:48Z EF0 KMVX MN Norman Halstad The tornado was viewed from a farm yard just west of the track as it remained over open fields. Peak winds were estimated at 75 mph.
20:55Z EF2 KUDX SD Perkins Meadow A tornado touched down just southeast of the intersection of S.D. Highways 73 and 20 East. It destroyed the Progress Rural School and continued to track to the north, dissipating northwest of the intersection of S.D. Highways 73 and 20 West.
21:34Z EF0 KUDX SD Perkins Shadehill The manager of Shadehill Reservoir State Recreation Area observed a brief tornado touchdown on the north edge of Shadehill Reservoir.
23:05Z EF1 KUDX ND Sioux Selfridge A tornado touched down in western Sioux County and crossed into southwest Grant County. Damage was sustained to a roof on a farmstead in Sioux County. Based on a storm survey of the area damage was consistent with a low end EF1 tornado. From that it was determined that wind speeds were around 90 mph. The tornado crossed into Grant County. See the tornado entry for Grant County.
23:10Z EF1 KUDX ND Grant New Leipzig This tornado crossed into southwest Grant County from western Sioux County. See the tornado entry for Sioux County. The tornado hit no structures in Grant County, but did do damage in Sioux County. It was rated low end EF1 with estimated winds of 90 mph.
01:09Z EF0 KBIS ND Sioux Ft Yates This tornado was not reported to the National Weather Service in real time. It was determined, based on information gathered, that this tornado formed north-northwest of Fort Yates, and moved northeast. There were no injuries. Reports indicate very minor damage to fences and a trailer home. There were no injuries. From that it was determined that this was an EF0 tornado with wind speeds then estimated, based on the EF Scale, at about 70 mph.
01:29Z EF0 KAMA TX Hansford Spearman The tornado began about four miles west of Spearman Texas at 1929 CST and lifted about four miles northwest of Spearman Texas at 1942 CST. Minor damage to some structures was reported on a farmstead and also large trees were knocked down. The tornado path length and path width were estimated.
01:37Z EF0 KAMA TX Hansford Spearman The tornado touched down at 1937 CST approximately three miles west of Spearman. The tornado was reportedly a satellite tornado which occurred within the circulation of the main tornado from 1929 CST four miles west of Spearman. The tornado lifted about 1938 CST about two and a half miles west of Spearman. The tornado remained over open country and the path length and path width were estimated. No damage or injuries were reported.
01:47Z EF0 KAMA TX Hansford Spearman A trained spotter reported two brief tornado touchdowns within the same severe thunderstorm that produced the main tornado west of Spearman minutes earlier. The two tornadoes touched down at approximately 1947 CST roughly four miles northwest of Spearman Texas and were on the ground for about two minutes. The tornadoes occurred over open country and the tornado path length and path width were estimated. No damage or injuries were reported.
01:48Z EF0 KVNX OK Woodward Tangier A small tornado touched down south of Tangier. Two power poles were snapped and some light farm implements were thrown. The residence at the farm sustained minor damage. Monetary damage estimates were not available.
01:56Z EF0 KAMA TX Hansford Spearman The tornado was also reported by a reliable storm spotter and touched down near Spearman Texas at 1956 CST. The tornado remained over mainly open country and lifted at 1958 CST. The path width and path length were estimated. No damage or injuries were reported.
02:00Z EF1 KBIS ND Kidder Tuttle The public reported damage to farms in the area. Most of the damage was caused by thunderstorm winds, however, the damage in one area was descriptive of a tornado. The farmer with the worst damage described objects scattered about in east, north, northwest, and west directions. His description of the debris field indicated that this was likely a tornado. Vehicles were damaged, along with garages, stalls, and barns. Trees were uprooted. One garage was blown to the west, while animal feeders were blown to the east. Based on the description of damage it was determined that this was an EF1 tornado. From that the estimated wind speed was around 100 mph.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).