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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service La Crosse WI

844 PM CDT Sat Apr 18 2026



...NWS Damage Survey for 4/17/2025 Tornado Event - Update 8...



.Update...Tornado #8 - Correction for Start/End Time 



.Sargeant-Oslo MN Tornado...



Rating:                 EF0

Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph

Path Length /statute/:  3.05 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               0



Start Date:             04/17/2026

Start Time:             01:46 PM CDT

Start Location:         3 SSW Oslo / Mower County / MN

Start Lat/Lon:          43.8468 / -92.7803



End Date:               04/17/2026

End Time:               01:49 PM CDT

End Location:           1 SE Oslo / Dodge County / MN

End Lat/Lon:            43.8705 / -92.7315



Survey Summary:

This short-lived EF0 tornado began near the Dodge and Mower

County line before entering rural Dodge County. The tornado

caused minor damage to a grain silo before dissipating. 



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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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