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Tornado (EF3) — Traill, North Dakota

August 27, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Tornado scale
EF3
Area
Traill

Event narrative (NOAA)

The tornado destroyed a two car garage and snapped or uprooted numerous trees northwest of the Taft elevator. It crossed Interstate 29 near Taft and tore down filled grain bins, elevator legs, and tore the roofing off the office. It then tore the roof off and caved in the walls of a well built home east of the elevator complex. Peak winds were estimated at 140 mph.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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