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NOUS43 KBIS 260210
PNSBIS
NDZ036-037-261415-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
910 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2025
...UPDATE TO THE NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR JUNE 20TH 2025 TORNADO
EVENT NEAR CRYSTAL SPRINGS AND MEDINA...
CRYSTAL SPRINGS AND MEDINA
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 11.82 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: UNKNOWN
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/20/2025
START TIME: 10:07 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 5 NW CRYSTAL SPRINGS / KIDDER COUNTY / ND
START LAT/LON: 46.9391 / -99.5569
END DATE: 06/20/2025
END TIME: 10:19 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 NNW MEDINA / STUTSMAN COUNTY / ND
END LAT/LON: 46.9489 / -99.3306
SURVEY SUMMARY:
QLCS TORNADO DAMAGE REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TREES SNAPPED DOWN
TO THE TRUNK WITH LEAVES AND BRANCHES BLOWN OFF. POWER TOWERS
BENT AND TWISTED. POWER POLE LEANING OVER. ROOF DAMAGE TO ONE
FARM BUILDING, WITH THREE OTHER FARM BUILDINGS COMPLETELY
DESTROYED. ONE OF THE DESTROYED BUILDINGS HAD THE ROOF BLOWN INTO
THE PASTURE ABOUT 350 FEET AWAY. ANOTHER OLD BARN DAMAGED BEYOND
REPAIR AS WALLS WERE COLLAPSED IN. SHINGLE, ROOF, GARAGE AND
SIDING DAMAGE TO HOMES. DEBRIS SCATTERED AROUND PROPERTY AND UP
TO A HALF MILE AWAY. GRAIN BINS DENTED. ANOTHER GRAIN BIN LIFTED,
HIT VEHICLES, AND LANDED 400 FEET TO THE NORTH OF ITS LOCATION.
SEMI TRAILER TIPPED TO THE SIDE. TORNADO LASTED APPROXIMATELY
12 MINUTES AND TRAVELED EAST NORTHEAST FOR ROUGHLY 12 MILES FROM
THIS INITIAL POINT. GIVEN DAMAGE INDICATORS A PRELIMINARY RATING
OF EF1 HAS BEEN GIVEN WITH WINDS UP 110 MPH.
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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