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NOUS43 KFSD 021858
PNSFSD
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098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-030700-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
158 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 07/01/26 TORNADO EVENT
..OTO, IA TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.89 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 07/01/2026
START TIME: 08:02 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 1 SW OTO / WOODBURY COUNTY / IA
START LAT/LON: 42.2734 / -95.9037
END DATE: 07/01/2026
END TIME: 08:08 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 NNW OTO / WOODBURY COUNTY / IA
END LAT/LON: 42.3153 / -95.9033
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BETWEEN HWY 31 AND LEE AVE SOUTHWEST OF
OTO AND MOVED NORTH ACROSS A CEMETERY, RESULTING IN MINOR TREE
DAMAGE AND THE TOPPLING OF SEVERAL OLD HEADSTONES. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED NORTH AND LIFTED BRIEFLY AS IT CROSSED DEER RUN TRAIL.
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN TO THE NORTH, DAMAGING TREES AT A
FARMSTEAD ALONG LENOX AVE AND THEN DAMAGING AN OUTBUILDING NEAR
THE INTERSECTION OF 270TH ST AND LENOX AVE. THE TORNADO LIFTED
SHORTLY THEREAFTER NORTH OF THIS INTERSECTION. THE TORNADO HAS
BEEN RATED EF0 WITH MAXIMUM ESTIMATED PEAK WIND SPEED OF 75 MPH.
NWS SIOUX FALLS WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE OTO FIRE DEPARTMENT AND
WOODBURY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH
THIS TORNADO SURVEY.
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.
NWS SIOUX FALLS
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