Memorial Day storm produces widespread damage

The National Weather Service in Duluth confirmed Wednesday, June 1, a 500-yard-wide EF-1 tornado touched down in Poplar Township in Cass County and traveled about 4.3 miles northeast from a cemetery, across Highway 64, and into a wetland. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office stated Tuesday the most extensive storm damage it observed occurred in Poplar and Byron townships, including impacts to several structures, a grain silo and two center pivot irrigation systems. As of Friday, Cass County damage estimate was at $150,000 and expected to increase as more local units of government and utility companies continue to assess damage. Photo courtesy of Cass County Sheriff’s Office.