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Event	Tornado
-- Scale	EF1
-- Length	0.36
-- Width	35
State	WYOMING
County/Area	BIG HORN
WFO	RIW
Begin Date	06/01/2009 14:58:00 MST-7
Begin Range	7
Begin Azimuth	NE
Begin Location	RAIRDEN
Begin Lat/Lon	44.25/-107.8
End Date	06/01/2009 15:00:00 MST-7
End Range	6
End Azimuth	NE
End Location	RAIRDEN
End Lat/Lon	44.24/-107.81
Deaths Direct/Indirect	0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect	0/0
Property Damage	5.00K
Crop Damage	0.00K
Episode Narrative	A non-supercell tornado struck a ranch about nine miles east of Manderson.
Event Narrative	A tornado struck a ranch, including a home, east of Manderson. Three children were in the house at the time of the tornado. The tornado was about 100 feet wide and traveled approximately one-third mile from north-to-south, crossing State Highway 31 before dissipating. Several trees, two fences, and a wooden corral sustained considerable damage. An All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) was lifted, spun 180 degrees, and moved about 15 feet. A bicycle was tossed onto the roof of the ranch home and several water bins were tossed about. This landspout tornado occurred in a post-cold frontal environment. A cold front moved through Manderson around 0830MST on Monday leaving northwest wind of 30 to 40 mph in its wake. Solar heating continued to warm the surface while colder air streamed into the region aloft. This helped set the stage for an unstable atmosphere during the afternoon. A west-moving boundary from showers to the east of Manderson in the Bighorn Mountain foothills helped initiate the updraft that spawned the tornado.

All events for this episode:

Location	County/Zone	St.	Date	Time	T.Z.	Type	Mag	PrD	CrD
Totals:								5.00K	0.00K
RAIRDEN	BIG HORN CO.	WY	06/01/2009	14:58	MST-7	Tornado	EF1	5.00K	0.00K
Totals:								5.00K	0.00K