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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. 

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