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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1251 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for May 21 2024 Tornado Event...

.Overview...Preliminary damage survey results for tornado occurring
northwest of Village of Edgar in Western Marathon County.

.Edgar, WI Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.57 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   60 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/21/2024
Start Time:             07:51 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 WSW Poniatowski / Marathon County / WI
Start Lat/Lon:          44.9586 / -90.0468

End Date:               05/21/2024
End Time:               07:54 PM CDT
End Location:           1 NW Poniatowski / Marathon County / WI
End Lat/Lon:            44.994 / -89.9939

Survey Summary: A tornado developed along Wuertzburg Road northwest
of the Village of Edgar and tracked northeast, lifting before it
reached County Road U between the Village of Athens and the Town of
Rib Falls. Tree damage occurred along the path of the tornado.
There was scattered damage to structures along Wuertzburg Road where
the tornado first touched down, including a collapsed barn.

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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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