Tornado Reports
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| 17:29Z | EFU | KFSD | SD | Bon Homme | Running Water | A tornado spun up in the Missouri River bottoms 4 miles east-northeast of Niobrara. The tornado was quite visible as it moved northeast through the river bottoms, and dissipated less than one-mile south of Springfield. The tornado caused no damage from which the NWS could assign an EF-scale rating. The average path width was 40 yards. |
| 18:55Z | EFU | KFSD | SD | Mccook | Montrose | A tornado briefly spun up 6 miles north-northwest of Montrose in an open field. The tornado caused no damage from which the NWS could assign an EF-scale rating. The average path width was estimated at 25 yards. |
| 19:15Z | EFU | KFSD | SD | Brookings | Sinai | A tornado spun up over Lake Sinai, and dissipated before it reached shore. The tornado caused no damage from which the NWS could assign an EF-scale rating. The average path width was estimated to be 30 yards. |
| 19:23Z | EF1 | KFSD | SD | Brookings | Volga | A tornado spun up in an open field 4 miles south-southwest of Volga, west of 463rd Avenue and south of 214th St. The tornado moved generally eastward for around one-half mile, before it impacted a farmstead and caused considerable damage to the barn. The tornado then moved across 463rd Avenue into an open field and dissipated after another one-third mile. The estimated maximum wind speed was 95 mph and the average path width was 40 yards. |
| 19:30Z | EF0 | KFSD | SD | Hamlin | Dempster | Eyewitness reported a brief tornado touchdown which did only minor damage to a cattle shed. |
| 19:41Z | EF2 | KFSD | SD | Deuel | Clear Lake | The first indications of tornado damage were just east of Interstate 29 near 186th Street. A farm had mangled tree branches through the tops of the shelter belt, a destroyed outbuilding, a west facing garage door and garage rafters bowed in and three pickups with the back windows broken out. The track continued a quarter mile to the north, where a second farm had uprooted trees, complete destruction of a machine shed and a collapsed barn. The main residence also had loss of shingles and the loss of a small portion of roof panels. The track continued northeast. The next residence to sustain damage was near 772nd Ave and 181st St. The tornado entered the farm from the west where it uprooted several trees and broke branches off the tops of others, a third of a roughly 300 foot long milk barn was leveled, one stave silo completely collapsed and a second was razed about half way to the base. Further east on the property a shelter belt was managed and an empty grain bin was tossed east northeast about a quarter mile into the neighboring field. An outbuilding south of the property also collapsed. Just shy of a mile to the northeast along 473rd Ave a machine shed buckled on the southwest side. Another quarter mile to the northeast another farm sustained significant damage. On this farm a tornado path was noted through the trees on the west side of house. Trees were uprooted and one tree twisted counter clockwise. On the main residence eight sheets of plywood were ripped off the roof and insulation was blown out of the attic. Roof material was found in trees and debris spread 200 or 300 yards to the north northeast. Residents were in the basement at the time and noticed that their ears popped. They also noted that water was drained from toilets and plumbing traps after the storm. Power lines were downed near 474th Ave. Another several miles to the northeast, near 179th Street and 475th Ave, another farm sustained significant damage. On the south side of the property several pieces of farm equipment were moved, tipped or tossed and a grain bin was dented. Trees were uprooted south of the house and the house sustained window damage. Walls collapsed on both a barn and machine shed on the property. Another smaller shed was also destroyed. A path of debris was noted about a quarter mile northeast of the property. The last property damaged by the tornado was located at 177th Street and US Highway 15. This property had tree damage and lost a shed. |
| 19:46Z | EF3 | KFSD | SD | Deuel | Bemis | A grain bin in a field near 496th Ave and 179th Street was ripped from the base and tossed a mile to the northeast. Roughly three and a half miles northeast on 176th St a farmstead lost several outbuildings and had roof and window damage to the home. Another two miles to the northeast three metal truss transmission towers were damaged, one completely twisted and collapsed. The strongest winds were confined to the area of the transmission towers. Roughly three and a half miles northeast, just north of US Highway 212, a shed was destroyed and a path was noted through a shelterbelt. The very last indications of the tornado was north of 169th Street on 476th Ave where the path was noted through a shelter belt. |
| 19:50Z | EF1 | KFSD | SD | Deuel | Clear Lake Muni Arpt | A clear path was observed through a tree grove. Additionally, farm machinery was tossed around on the property. |
| 20:05Z | EF1 | KFSD | SD | Grant | Labolt | Two properties near the intersection of 164th St and 475th Ave sustained damage. The first farm had a roof ripped off a barn, damage to a machine shed, a destroyed stave silo, debris pierced through house walls, roof panels off house, broken house windows, snapped and uprooted trees, and a dented grain bin. The second residence had half a barn roof ripped off and tossed a quarter mile to the northeast. The track continued northeast roughly six miles, crossing Grant County Highway 15, between 158th St and 159th St. Near this location a farmstead sustained complete loss of a machine shed and power lines were downed. The track would come to an end roughly two more miles to the northeast near 157th St, where another farm would sustain complete loss to a machine shed and debris spread across the field to the north northeast. |
| 20:10Z | EF1 | KFSD | SD | Grant | Albee | The south to north tornado track started south of 156th St along 482nd Ave where a farm exhibited clear tornado damage which included mangled trees, barn roof damage, barn doors split in half, residential roof and siding damage and a camper completely destroyed. The track would continue roughly three miles north in the vicinity of 153rd St. Another farm would sustain damage, with tops of trees missing in one shelterbelt and uprooted and snapped trees in a second shelterbelt. The dormer of the residence was ripped off and landed 85 to 100 yards from the house in a northeast direction. North of this property a dairy farm had a machine shed with collapsed walls. This farm was housing dairy cattle that were transported from the Estelline area after a May 12 tornado destroyed barns on that property. The last indication of the tornado track was through a shelter belt a quarter mile north of 153rd St. |
| 20:15Z | EFU | KFSD | MN | Rock | Jasper | A tornado briefly spun up in open fields and lowlands around 3 miles north-northeast of Sherman. The tornado was viewed moving northeast and soon dissipated. The tornado caused no damage from which the NWS could assign an EF-scale rating. The average path width was estimated at 20 yards. |
| 20:25Z | EFU | KFSD | MN | Pipestone | Ihlen | A video showed a brief tornado spinning up in open farmland. The tornado caused no damage from which the NWS could assign an EF-scale rating. The average path width was estimated at 20 yards. |
| 20:36Z | EF1 | KFSD | MN | Big Stone | Correll | A storm chaser documented the brief tornado touchdown. Two farmsteads were damaged. The first farm was located near 410th St and 590th Ave. This farm exhibited a clear track through trees on the property, the house had shingle damage and damage occurred to small outbuildings. Roughly three quarters of a mile to the north, near 400th St, the second property was damaged. This property had a grain bin swept off the base, complete destruction of machine shed, shingle damage to the home and a clear path of mangled trees. |
| 20:39Z | EF0 | KFSD | MN | Chippewa | Milan | A brief tornado developed about 3 miles north northwest of Milan. It uprooted several trees and then moved into Swift County where it significantly damaged farm outbuildings. Maximum winds for the Chippewa County portion were estimated at 70 mph. |
| 20:40Z | EF1 | KFSD | MN | Swift | Danvers | This tornado developed about 5 miles southwest of Danvers and tracked north until an outflow boundary caught up with it, then the tornado tracked northeast to 7 miles northwest of Clontarf. It originated in Swift County, then moved through the southeast corner of Stevens County, then into Pope County, where it dissipated. Several wooden poles with electrical transmission lines were snapped. Irrigation systems were overturned, trees were damaged, and some structural damage to homes and farm outbuildings also resulted. Maximum winds were estimated at 100 mph. |
| 20:40Z | EF1 | KFSD | MN | Swift | Appleton | A tornado developed about 3 miles north-northwest of Milan in Chippewa County and then moved into Swift County where it uprooted a number of trees and significantly damaged farm outbuildings. Maximum winds for the Swift County portion were estimated at 90 mph. |
| 20:49Z | EF1 | KFSD | MN | Swift | Appleton Arpt | The tornado hit several farms. It broke some windows, knocked down or broke dozens of trees, tore tin off several sheds, and caused major damage to barns. Maximum winds were estimated at 90 mph. |
| 20:56Z | EF1 | KFSD | MN | Stevens | Hancock | This tornado developed in Swift County, about 5 miles southwest of Danvers and tracked north until an outflow boundary caught up with it, then the tornado tracked northeast to 7 miles northwest of Clontarf. It moved through the southeast corner of Stevens County, then into Pope County, where it dissipated. Several wooden poles with electrical transmission lines were snapped. Irrigation systems were overturned, trees were damaged, and some structural damage to homes and farm outbuildings also resulted. Maximum winds were estimated at 100 mph. |
| 20:59Z | EF1 | KFSD | MN | Pope | Cyrus | This tornado developed in Swift County, about 5 miles southwest of Danvers, and tracked north until an outflow boundary caught up with it, then the tornado tracked northeast to 7 miles northwest of Clontarf. It then moved through the southeast corner of Stevens County and into Pope County, where it dissipated. Several wooden poles with electrical transmission lines were snapped. Irrigation systems were overturned, trees were damaged, and some structural damage to homes and farm outbuildings also resulted. Maximum winds were estimated at 100 mph. |
| 21:04Z | EF1 | KFSD | MN | Pope | Cyrus | Tornado spun up just west of Lake Emily and tracked northeast. Some trees were snapped and farm outbuildings were damaged. Maximum winds were estimated at 95 mph. This tornado was filmed on video. |
| 21:13Z | EF1 | KMPX | MN | Pope | Starbuck | A tornado developed about 4 miles west of Starbuck and tracked northeast. A small outbuilding was completely destroyed and debris was spread north northwest. A truck and trailer were overturned on Highway 28. Maximum winds were estimated at 90 mph. |
| 21:14Z | EF2 | KMVX | MN | Grant | Barrett | This tornado was wrapped in damaging downburst winds and rain as it rapidly tracked northeast for roughly 6 miles to around 3 SE of Elbow Lake by 419 pm CDT. Numerous wooden single and double X-Braced power poles were snapped, including a nearly 2-mile stretch of double pole structures along 240th street, as a broader downburst wind pattern developed. Numerous trees of all kinds were snapped or uprooted. Several farm buildings and grain bins were destroyed. Max winds to 120 mph, Max width to 350 yards. |
| 21:15Z | EF2 | KMVX | MN | Grant | Wendell | This tornado was wrapped in damaging downburst winds and rain as it rapidly tracked to the northeast for about 11 miles, ending around 4.3 miles NNE of Elbow Lake by 424 pm CDT. Numerous ash, spruce, cottonwood, and willow trees were snapped or uprooted. Numerous wooden power poles were snapped Numerous farm outbuilding and steel grain bins were destroyed, with roofing and wall panels carried downwind for a mile or more. Max winds were 115 mph, with a max width to 400 yards. |
| 21:27Z | EF1 | KMPX | MN | Pope | Glenwood | A tornado originated on the east side of Lake Reno in Pope County. At first, it damaged about a dozen trees, but quickly became more intense and broke or uprooted several hundred trees before entering Douglas County. Maximum winds for the Pope County portion were estimated at 105 mph. |
| 21:29Z | EF2 | KMPX | MN | Douglas | Forada | A tornado entered Douglas County from Pope County, just east of Lake Reno. It immediately demolished a garage and broke many hundreds of trees before hitting an area of homes along the east side of Maple Lake in the city of Forada. Dozens of homes had roofs torn off, garages and sheds destroyed. It threw a car several hundred feet. The tornado tore part of the roof off from the fire station. It continued beyond Forada and hit numerous farmsteads before hitting the west side of the city of Nelson, where a farm lost most outbuildings and a home lost its roof. The tornado continued moving northeast, hitting more farms, before dissipating several miles east of Carlos. Maximum winds were estimated to be 120 mph. |
| 21:34Z | EF1 | KMVX | MN | Otter Tail | Urbank | This tornado was wrapped in damaging downburst winds and rain as it rapidly tracked to the north northeast. Numerous poplar, ash, and spruce trees were snapped or uprooted. Shingles and metal roofing panels were torn off of houses and farm buildings and were spread downwind. Peak wind estimated to 90 mph. Time estimated based on radar. |
| 21:58Z | EF1 | KMVX | MN | Otter Tail | Perham | This tornado was wrapped in damaging downburst winds and rain as it rapidly tracked to the north northeast, into and across Big Pine Lake. Numerous poplar, ash, spruce, and pine trees were snapped or uprooted. One garage had an overhead door blown in and the back wall blown out, though the roof remained intact. Peak wind estimated to 100 mph. Time estimated based on radar. |
| 22:00Z | EF1 | KMPX | MN | Todd | Eagle Bend | This tornado tore through the eastern side of Eagle Bend. It knocked down or snapped many trees, partially removed roofs from several houses, peeled tin off the roof of multiple sheds and buildings, and took the top off three massive and filled grain bins in Eagle Bend. Multiple farmsteads were hit, destroying barns, machine sheds, and other outbuildings. It ended about 5 miles west-southwest of Staples where the scattered tree damage pattern could no longer be determined to be of tornadic origin. Determination of the specific path was assisted by Todd County Emergency Management, which provided drone imagery to the NWS. Maximum winds were estimated to be 100 mph. |
| 22:20Z | EF1 | KMPX | MN | Todd | Staples | A tornado developed in far northern Todd County and hit two farmsteads before exiting into Wadena County (see corresponding entry from NWS Grand Forks). At the first farmstead, a garage door was blown in and part of the garage roof came off. Maximum winds for the Todd County portion were estimated to be 90 mph. |
| 22:21Z | EF2 | KMPX | MN | Wadena | Aldrich | This tornado was wrapped in damaging downburst winds and rain as it rapidly tracked to the north northeast from the Todd County line, across far southeast Wadena County for about 9.5 miles, to the Cass County line. It snapped numerous single pole and double X-braced power poles. it tumbled at least three center pivot irrigation systems. Numerous oak, ash, and pine trees were snapped. The Old Wadena and Bullard Campgrounds had swaths of pine trees laid down. One cabin had the roof and sidewalls torn out. Peak winds to 130 mph. Time estimated based on radar. |
| 22:27Z | EF1 | KMPX | MN | Wadena | Staples | This tornado was wrapped in damaging downburst winds and rain as it rapidly tracked to the northeast from about 2 NW of the Staples Airport to about 2 NNE of the Staples Airport. It appears to have developed roughly half a mile east of an earlier tornado, based on divergent tree damage paths and supported by radar depictions. It snapped several poplar, ash, and spruce trees along its path. Peak winds to 90 mph. Time estimated based on radar. |
| 22:30Z | EF1 | KMPX | MN | Cass | Esterday | The tornado crossed into Cass County from Wadena County along County Road 30 just south of 84th Street Southwest and tracked northeast for about half a mile before lifting just after crossing 84th Street Southwest. The tornado blew a center pivot irrigation system across 84th Street Southwest, snapping power poles in the process. No other damage was observed. The time of the tornado was estimated by radar and peak winds were around 100 mph. |
| 22:37Z | EF1 | KMPX | MN | Cass | Poplar | A tornado caused damage in southwest Cass County, mainly across Poplar Township. The tornado began near the Poplar Cemetery and tracked north-northeast. Around a dozen power poles were snapped near the base along 60th St SW to the west of Highway 64 along with numerous tree damage, including several very healthy pine trees with trunks 12-18 inches in diameter snapped at the base. A small piece of farm equipment was also tossed roughly 100 yards. Significant tree damage was observed along Highway 64 around the intersection of 56 St SW, with damage continuing to the northeast into a wetland/bog-type landscape that was inaccessible. Peak winds were estimated to be 105 mph. |
| 23:12Z | EF1 | KMPX | MN | Mcleod | Glencoe Muni Arpt | Numerous trees and uprooted or broken. Several farms were hit, with machine sheds and other outbuildings collapsed or losing roofs. The tornado then crossed into Carver County (see corresponding entry). |
| 23:22Z | EF0 | KMPX | MN | Carver | New Germany | This tornado formed in McLeod County (see corresponding entry) before entering Carver County. It then uprooted or broke dozens of trees. The tornado also caused significant damage to a machine shed. The tornado then moved into Wright County (see corresponding entry). |
| 23:27Z | EF0 | KMPX | MN | Wright | Waverly | After moving in from Carver County, the tornado dissipated shortly after entering Wright County, but it still caused large limbs to be broken on about one dozen trees. |
| 23:44Z | EF0 | KDLH | MN | Itasca | Cohasset | A brief tornado started near the intersection of County Road 63 and Becker road. The tornado tracked north-northeast, sporadically knocking down trees along the way. While the tree damage was not as significant as other storms on this day, drone imagery provided by a spotter depicted a very clearly convergent signature in the tree damage. The most significant damage from this tornado was the partial lifting off of a roof from a two story home, though no broken windows were noted and |otherwise shingle damage appeared very minor. Sporadic tree damage continued in a path to the north towards the Mississippi River where the damage path appeared to end. Peak winds were estimated to be 85 mph. |
| 23:46Z | EF1 | KDLH | MN | Itasca | Deer River | A tornado produced a path of damage through the city of Deer River, with damage to numerous homes and businesses. The tornado likely began somewhere just south of Highway 2, though a precise location was difficult to determine due to a lack of |damage. The first damage observed was a camper/RV that was in a parking lot south of Highway 2 which was tossed across the highway into the parking lot of a furniture store building just north of the highway. The furniture store building had all of its south |facing windows blown out with damage to the front facade and some evidence of roof lift on the flat portion of the roof. The building also lost part of a gabled metal roof. A metal shed/outbuilding in the parking lot was completely destroyed. To the north, a two story building that includes a funeral home and post office had evidence of roof lift. Continuing north through the residential streets numerous trees were downed and several outbuildings - sheds and garage buildings - sustained significant damage, with some collapsing and others sliding off their foundations. This damage continued north- northwest, crossing state highway 6 around 7th Ave. Damage to the ball fields north of|town are believed to be part of the tornado���s path, with a small outbuilding and dugouts being destroyed and damage sustained to the metal chain link fence. Tree damage continued onto private property to the northwest, with the end of the tornado path estimated to be near or just south of County Road 142. Peak winds were estimated to be 107 mph. |
| 00:50Z | EF1 | KDLH | MN | Pine | Hinckley | Damage sustained to a fast food restaurant in Hinckley, including broken windows, a damaged rooftop HVAC unit, and evidence of metal flashing damage, is believed to be the beginning of a tornado that then tracked across Interstate 35 in a north-northwest direction, crossing the railroad tracks near 7th St NE. The majority of the damage was trees uprooted with several snapped along the way. Aerial imagery provided by the Pine County Sheriff���s Department shows fairly weak but convergent tree fall between I-35 and near Highway 61 and Owl Drive between a distinct intensification where the treefall becomes much more extensive and a metal roof section was lifted off a local business. The tornado then tracked across Highway 61 and traversed north causing mainly tree damage with at least one home losing some roof shingles. The end of the tornado path is estimated due to the track moving into a much less wooded wetland area. NWS Duluth sincerely appreciates the drone imagery provided by the Pine County Sheriff���s Office to aid in the assessment of this storm damage. Peak winds were estimated to be 95 mph. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).