2025 Starbuck tornado (Twisted): Difference between revisions

Starbuck tornado
	Clockwise from top: Drone footage of the tornado leaving Starbuck at peak intensity; high-end EF5 damage to a home; the tornado's track through Wadena county; low-end EF4 damage to a completely debarked tree; 220 mph EF5 damage indicator to a well-built 2 story brick home.
Meteorological history
Formed	December 16, 2025: Day 9, 12:25 p.m. TDT
Dissipated	December 16, 2025: Day 9, 8:28 p.m. TDT
Duration	8 hours, 3 minutes
EF5 tornado
	on the Enhanced Fujita scale
Path length	12.19 miles (19.62 km);
Highest winds	220 mph (350 km/h);
Overall effects
Fatalities	52;
Injuries	32
Damage	~$500 million (2025 USD);
Areas affected	Starbuck in Beltrami County and Peshtigo in Cherokee County, Keysota
	Part of the Tornado outbreak of December 16, 2025 (Twisted) and the Tornadoes of 2025 (Twisted)

Revision as of 11:46, 19 December 2025