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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
527 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/21/2024 Tornado Event...

.Overview...Preliminary damage survey results for tornado
occurring in the Village of Unity in Western Marathon County.

EF1 Tornado Confirmed in Marathon County Impacting The
Village of Unity...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.23 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   65 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/21/2024
Start Time:             07:34 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 SW Unity / Clark County / WI
Start Lat/Lon:          44.8297 / -90.3256

End Date:               05/21/2024
End Time:               07:37 PM CDT
End Location:           1 SE Colby / Marathon County / WI
End Lat/Lon:            44.8881 / -90.2997

Survey Summary:
The tornado developed just southwest of the Village of Unity in
Clark County Wisconsin. The tornado produced damage in the western
portion of Unity before crossing Highway 13 into Marathon County
while producing additional damage in the northeast side of Unity
including damage to an outbuilding along County Highway P. The tornado
continued to produce scattered tree damage as it tracked northeast
across Chokecherry Road and Juneberry Road. The tornado lifted near
Mulberry Road with straight line winds continuing northeast to County
Road N just southeast of Colby. See survey results from NWS La Crosse
for more details on the Clark County side of the track.

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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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JLA