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NWUS53 KBIS 051938
LSRBIS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
238 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0838 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W SPIRITWOOD 46.94N 98.52W
06/02/2026 STUTSMAN ND PUBLIC
A 200 FOOT BY 60 FOOT BARN WAS BLOWN OVER
AND DISMANTLED ONE MILE WEST OF SPIRITWOOD.
BASED ON PHOTO AND SATELLITE IMAGERY, BARN
WAS ORIENTED WEST-EAST WITH 3 DOORS FACING
SOUTH. THE STORM WAS MOVING FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH, WHICH WOULD BE A FAVORABLE DIRECTION
TO FUNNEL WIND INTO THE BROAD SIDE OF THE
BARN WITH MULTIPLE DOORS, HELPING THE BARN
COLLAPSE AND PUSH PIECES INTO THE TREE ROW
DIRECTLY TO THE NORTH. THIS IS CONSISTENT
WITH WIND SPEEDS OF AROUND 85 MPH.
MEJ
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