


Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
113 NOUS43 KFGF 021725 PNSFGF MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-030530- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 1225 PM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025 ...NWS Damage Survey for June 20 2025 Tornado Event Update... .Update... ..Tornado North of Oriska... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 5.01 miles Path Width /maximum/: 800 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 06/20/2025 Start Time: 11:17 PM CDT Start Location: 4 NW Oriska / Barnes County / ND Start Lat/Lon: 46.9791 / -97.8546 End Date: 06/20/2025 End Time: 11:22 PM CDT End Location: 4 NNE Oriska / Barnes County / ND End Lat/Lon: 46.9879 / -97.7501 Survey Summary: Ground survey and satellite imagery confirm a tornado tracked intermittently for approximately 5 miles. 2 farmsteads sustained damage to buildings both suggesting winds around 100mph in the first couple miles of the tornado there after satellite imagery shows scouring in fields for another 3 miles or so where at one point it reached 800 yards wide. ..Tornado South of Hunter... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 8.56 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 06/20/2025 Start Time: 11:36 PM CDT Start Location: 3 SW Hunter / Cass County / ND Start Lat/Lon: 47.1544 / -97.2605 End Date: 06/20/2025 End Time: 11:44 PM CDT End Location: 5 SW Grandin / Cass County / ND End Lat/Lon: 47.1856 / -97.0848 Survey Summary: Radar confirmed TDS, shelterbelt tree damage, and satellite imagery shows scouring in fields intermittent for roughly 8 miles. ..Tornado North of Hunter... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 5.98 miles Path Width /maximum/: 300 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 06/20/2025 Start Time: 11:38 PM CDT Start Location: 2 W Hunter / Cass County / ND Start Lat/Lon: 47.1911 / -97.262 End Date: 06/20/2025 End Time: 11:44 PM CDT End Location: 4 ENE Hunter / Cass County / ND End Lat/Lon: 47.2117 / -97.1391 Survey Summary: Radar confirmed TDS, shelterbelt tree damage, and satellite imagery shows scouring in fields intermittent for roughly 6 miles. ..Tornado South Gardner... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 12.17 miles Path Width /maximum/: 800 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 06/20/2025 Start Time: 11:41 PM CDT Start Location: 4 ESE Arthur / Cass County / ND Start Lat/Lon: 47.0872 / -97.1228 End Date: 06/20/2025 End Time: 11:51 PM CDT End Location: 4 E Gardner / Cass County / ND End Lat/Lon: 47.1438 / -96.8825 Survey Summary: Satellite imagery and ground survey concluded that the tornado tracked intermittently for for approximately 12 miles damaging bean fields and shelterbelts along with 1 farmstead which lost several grains bins, a hoop shed, machine shop and sustained roof damage to 2 story house. Satellite imagery suggests the tornado was a half mile at its widest. && 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 events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$