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damage. As the tornado began to track toward the intersection at East 1960 Road and North 3180 Road, it deroofed a farm and uprooted hardwood trees at EF1 intensity. As it continued to track alongside East 1690 Road, it rapidly strengthened to EF2 intensity, where multiple tree trunks were found to be snapped.
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The tornado continued to move east, rapidly weakening EF0 and EF1 damage. A manufactured home located off of East County Road 1680 slid off of its foundation in 87 mph winds caused by the tornado. A short distance down the road, a house was partially deroofed by 79 mph winds. The tornado then crossed
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Private Drive, causing an unknown amount of
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was mangled. The tornado then abruptly became violent, reaching EF4 intensity as it destroyed a home with peak winds estimated to be at 170 mph. It also debarked trees nearby at EF3 strength, before immediately weakening back down to EF1 intensity.
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