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Public Information Statement...UPDATED
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1142 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024

WIZ022-290045-
Door-
1142 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024

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

..Washington Island Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.28 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/21/2024
Start Time:             10:32 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 SSW Washington Island / Door County / WI
Start Lat/Lon:          45.3494 / -86.9145

End Date:               05/21/2024
End Time:               10:34 PM CDT
End Location:           Washington Island / Door County / WI
End Lat/Lon:            45.3815 / -86.9044

Survey Summary:
Photos taken by Door County Emergency Manager. Widespread uprooted
maple trees, with some trunks snapped. One outbuilding had its
walls collapsed by tornado winds. Otherwise, lots of trees down
across the island overall and most of those trees were pointing
north.


&&

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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