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NOUS43 KABR 291416
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SDZ020-300230-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
916 AM CDT TUE JUL 29 2025
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 07/27/2025 TORNADO EVENT - PRELIMINARY
INFORMATION IS PRELIMINARY AND UNDER INVESTIGATION, PENDING DRONE
AND SATELLITE IMAGERY. FURTHER UPDATES ARE ANTICIPATED.
NORTHEAST OF HENRY, SD
RATING: NO LESS THAN EF2
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: UNDER INVESTIGATION
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 3.92 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: NO LESS THAN 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 07/27/2025
START TIME: 05:55 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 6 NE HENRY / CODINGTON COUNTY / SD
START LAT/LON: 44.9438 / -97.3777
END DATE: 07/27/2025
END TIME: 05:16 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 5 E HENRY / CODINGTON COUNTY / SD
END LAT/LON: 44.8943 / -97.3537
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN AN OPEN FIELD BETWEEN 168TH & 169TH
STREET, JUST WEST OF 442ND AVENUE. LESS THAN 10 MINUTES OF BEING
ON THE GROUND, THE TORNADO WOULD CROSS 442ND AVENUE AND QUICKLY
ENCOUNTER A FARM. THE HOUSE ON THE PROPERTY WAS DESTROYED, ALONG
WITH SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS. SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED.
THE TORNADO WOULD BEGIN TO TRACK SOUTH, MOVING ALONG FIELDS AND
PASTURE LAND AND WOULD CROSS 169TH STREET WHERE CORN WAS FLATTENED ON
BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD. THE TORNADO CONTINUED SOUTH AND CROSSED
BOTH 170TH AND 171ST STREETS BEFORE ROPING OUT JUST NORTH OF
172ND STREET. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ROUGHLY
21 MINUTES AND TRACKED JUST SHY OF 4 MILES.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH SUBSEQUENT UPDATES.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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