May 12th, 2022 Derecho Summary

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A majority of the damage occurred between 3rd and 4th Ave. Several structures sustained significant damage, including the Castlewood Elementary School, or were completely destroyed. The tornado continued north of town, with debris noted a mile north of Hwy 22. 

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A farm sustained significant damage. The home lost its roof along with most of the external walls on the main floor, and only a portion of the internal walls remained standing. The attached garage was completely blown off the foundation.

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A tornado 4 miles north of Lake Kampeska removed the garage from the house along with part of the house's roof, and tossed them to the north and northeast. Debris was scattered at least a half mile north and northwest of the house's location. 

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An outbuilding took heavy damage, with debris strewn to the northeast for over a quarter mile. The tornado then destroyed several large, mostly empty grain bins on another property as it moved further north. Debris was thrown to the west from the property into the top of a row of trees. 

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The tornado impacted three farms/homes. Outbuildings and silos were damaged or destroyed, and the homes took damage as well. The roof above a garage was partially removed. Several trees were uprooted, and fell in different directions. 

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A tornado damaged a hunting lodge and uprooted or snapped several trees. As it moved north, a house sustained damage to its roof. A family was in a camper when the received warnings and decided to leave for a sturdier shelter nearby. Minutes later, the camper was picked up and dropped on its roof. The family was not injured. 

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The tornado hit an outbuilding, pulling the roof off and knocking over the interior wall. Debris was carried to the northwest for over 250 yards. A calving shed, animal trailer, and additional property sustained damage as well.  

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The tornado ripped the entire roof off of a newly built machine shed and also damaged the exterior walls. Debris was spread to the north, with sheet metal and pieces of rafters lofted into nearby trees. The path continued through a shelterbelt.  

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A large dairy barn lost a roof, a camper was tipped over and several outbuildings sustained damage. Path is preliminary, pending drone video images.

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A barn completely lost the roof and external walls on about two thirds of the structure. Debris from the barn was spread to the northeast. 2x4 s were pierced vertically into the ground and sheet metal from the barn was wrapped around trees. One 2x4 pierced through the garage attached to the house.

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A brief tornado touchdown resulted in the loss of half a barn roof. Debris from the barn was spread to the north northwest. The small track was evident through a shelterbelt where large tree branches were broken and debris was left in the upper reaches of the trees. 

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An eyewitness observed a brief tornado touchdown while planting a field 5 miles north and 2 miles east of Raymond, SD. No damage occurred. 

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An ash tree snapped at the trunk and fell on to the corner of the house. A single stall garage, which was bolted to the foundation, was lifted off the foundation and overturned. The vehicle in the garage was not damaged. A second garage to the north lost two thirds of its roof panels. Another machine shed had a portion of the south wall pushed in. A mostly empty grain bin was also ripped from the foundation.

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The southwest half of a machine shed shop was completely destroyed. The north side remained upright and on the foundation, however garage doors and entry doors no longer close properly due to a counter clockwise twisting of the frame. 2x12 rafters from the machine shed were launched through the walls of a nearby shed. Another shed on the property also lost one third of its roof.

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A calf shed was picked up and lofted to the north, over the shelterbelt on the south side of the property. A stave silo was moved off the foundation about a foot, but otherwise remained erect. A pole barn was severely damaged, with the west wall collapsed and the south wall pushed in. A wood grain bin shifted off the foundation and was pushed 300 feet to the north. Two empty grain bins were destroyed. A cattle trailer at the same location was pushed about 100 feet before it was rolled into the creek.

Summary:

Eyewitness accounts of a brief tornado touchdown. No damage occurred.