Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
653 NOUS43 KABR 292234 PNSABR SDZ009-301045- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 534 PM CDT Thu Aug 29 2024 ...NWS Damage Survey for 08/28/24 Tornado Event... The following report is preliminary information from the damage survey. Additional reports/accounts are being investigated. .Campbell Tornado #1... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 115 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.06 miles Path Width /maximum/: 150 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 08/28/2024 Start Time: 07:00 PM CDT Start Location: 8 WSW Mound City / Campbell County / SD Start Lat/Lon: 45.6715 / -100.2308 End Date: 08/28/2024 End Time: 07:10 PM CDT End Location: 7 SW Mound City / Campbell County / SD End Lat/Lon: 45.6612 / -100.1919 Survey Summary: The tornado touched down in a soybean field just east of US Highway 1804 and approximately 0.3 miles north of 119th St. As it tracked east it toppled three electrical transmission towers. The tornado skipped along in an east-southeast direction, encountering a farmstead 0.5 miles east on 119th St. At this location multiple trees were broken, snapped and uprooted. One small shed was lifted, another shed the walls collapsed and a machine shed had the doors blown out. The main house lost windows. A tractor lost doors facing east and west but the front and back windshields were intact. Additionally, a trailer was rolled on the road and other small farm implements were destroyed or moved. Hay bales were tossed and the last sign of a track was noted in a corn field just south of the intersection of 119th St and 300th Ave. Times are subject to radar and video review and track is preliminary pending drone footage. .Campbell Tornado #2... Rating: EFU Estimated Peak Wind: None mph Path Length /statute/: 0.29 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 08/28/2024 Start Time: 07:10 PM CDT Start Location: 6 SW Mound City / Campbell County / SD Start Lat/Lon: 45.6652 / -100.1644 End Date: 08/28/2024 End Time: 07:15 PM CDT End Location: 6 SW Mound City / Campbell County / SD End Lat/Lon: 45.6677 / -100.1596 Survey Summary: A brief tornado crossed 119th street from southwest to northeast between 301st and 302nd ave. The track was clearly seen through a corn crop, but no other damage was evident. Times are subject to radar and video review and track is preliminary pending drone footage. .Campbell Tornado #3... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 87 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.19 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 08/28/2024 Start Time: 07:20 PM CDT Start Location: 6 SW Mound City / Campbell County / SD Start Lat/Lon: 45.6688 / -100.1643 End Date: 08/28/2024 End Time: 07:25 PM CDT End Location: 6 SW Mound City / Campbell County / SD End Lat/Lon: 45.6662 / -100.1653 Survey Summary: A brief tornado tracked from north northeast to south southwest, damaging a farmstead. A tree was uprooted, silo dented and two shop buildings lost roof panels and doors. Additionally, a house trailer was rolled roughly 100 feet across 119th St, with debris tossed into a corn field. Times are subject to radar and video review and track is preliminary pending drone footage. && 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. $$