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Overview

A well defined mesoscale complex developed across North Dakota and spread into the Red River valley in the early morning hours of Friday August 8 2025. Amongst the squall line of 60 to 80 mph wind gusts several brief QLCS tornadoes developed, enhancing the destructive nature of the winds. Additionally, strong winds destroyed bins at the Thompson and Finley elevators.

Tornadoes

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EF-Scale

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0
Weak

65-85 mph
EF1
Moderate
86-110 mph
EF2
Significant
111-135 mph
EF3
Severe
136-165 mph
EF4
Extreme
166-200 mph
EF5
Catastrophic
200+ mph
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Tornadoes that fail to impact any ratable damage indicators on the EF-Scale are rated EF-Unknown (EF-U)

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