387 NOUS43 KMPX 020301 PNSMPX MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 021515- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1001 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2022 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/30/22 TORNADO EVENT... .THIS IS PRELIMINARY AND COULD CHANGE WHEN ADDITIONAL SURVEYING AND/OR DATA IS ANALYZED. .TORNADO #1... RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 50.0 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 350 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: 05/30/2022 START TIME: 03:36 PM CDT START LOCATION: 4 W MILAN / CHIPPEWA COUNTY / MN START LAT/LON: 45.1151 / -95.9882 END DATE: 05/30/2022 END TIME: 04:23 PM CDT END LOCATION: 4 NW GLENWOOD / POPE COUNTY / MN END LAT/LON: 45.6875 / -95.4687 SURVEY SUMMARY: TORNADO SPUN UP NEAR THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY ABOUT 4 MILES WEST OF MILAN AND TRACKED NORTH NORTHEAST TO 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF GLENWOOD. THERE WAS A SMALL GAP BETWEEN THIS TORNADO AND THE FORADA TORNADO AND ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED TO SEE IF IT WAS A SINGLE TRACK. NEAR CONTINUOUS TREE DAMAGE WAS FOUND ALONG THE TRACK. SOME FARM OUTBUILDINGS AND ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINES WERE DAMAGED. SEVERAL AGRICULTURE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS WERE OVERTURNED. .TORNADO #2... RATING: EF-2 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 120 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 19.8 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 900 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: 05/30/2022 START TIME: 04:25 PM CDT START LOCATION: 4 SSW FORADA / POPE COUNTY / MN START LAT/LON: 45.7462 / -95.3912 END DATE: 05/30/2022 END TIME: 04:47 PM CDT END LOCATION: 5 E CARLOS / DOUGLAS COUNTY / MN END LAT/LON: 45.9852 / -95.1764 SURVEY SUMMARY: THIS IS PRELIMINARY .TORNADO #3... RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 15.4 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 300 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: 05/30/2022 START TIME: 05:00 PM CDT START LOCATION: 2 SSW EAGLE BEND START LAT/LON: 46.135 / -95.0545 END DATE: 05/30/2022 END TIME: 05:12 PM CDT END LOCATION: 5 SW STAPLES END LAT/LON: 46.3131 / -94.8792 SURVEY SUMMARY: TORNADO RATED EF1 WITH ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WINDS OF 95 MPH. PATH LENGTH 15.4 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 300 YARDS. THE 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. IT ENDED ABOUT 4.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STAPLES WHERE THE SCATTERED TREE DAMAGE PATTERN COULD NO LONGER BE DETERMINED TO BE OF TORNADIC ORIGIN. .TORNADO 4... RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 18.2 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 400 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: 05/30/2022 START TIME: 06:12 PM CDT START LOCATION: 3 SW PLATO / MCLEOD COUNTY / MN START LAT/LON: 44.7392 / -94.0934 END DATE: 05/30/2022 END TIME: 06:28 PM CDT END LOCATION: 6 SW MONTROSE / WRIGHT COUNTY / MN END LAT/LON: 44.9912 / -93.9678 SURVEY SUMMARY: TORNADO RATED EF1 WITH ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WINDS OF 90 MPH. PATH LENGTH 18.2 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 400 YARDS. THE TORNADO TORE THROUGH THE WESTERN SIDE OF PLATO THROUGH THE EASTERN SIDE OF LESTER PRAIRIE. IT KNOCKED DOWN OR SNAPPED MANY TREES, COMPLETELY COLLAPSED SEVERAL FARM OUTBUILDINGS, ROLLED A CAMPER, PEELED TIN OFF THE ROOF OF MULTIPLE SHEDS AND OUTBUILDINGS, AND KNOCKED DOWN MULTIPLE POWER POLES ALONG ITS PATH. IT ENDED ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MONTROSE WHERE THE CONCENTRATED TREE DAMAGE PATTERN COULD NO LONGER BE DETERMINED. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO, DOWNBURSTS DAMAGED SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS AND NUMEROUS TREES ACROSS E MCLEOD, NW CARVER, AND S WRIGHT COUNTY. EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES. EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200MPH EF5...VIOLENT...>200MPH NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. $$ WFO MPX
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