Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
1886 St. Cloud–Sauk Rapids tornado outbreak; 1892 Southern Minnesota tornado; 1918 Tyler tornado; 1919 Fergus Falls tornado; Tornado outbreak of June 19, 1951; Tornado outbreak sequence of June 25–27, 1951; Tornado outbreak of June 23–24, 1952; 1953 Waco tornado outbreak; Fargo tornado; Tornado outbreak sequence of June 20–23, 1957
Just over a third of tornadoes in Minnesota strike between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm. [8] The state averages 27 tornadoes per year, [1] 99% of which have ratings of F2 or weaker. On average Minnesota has an F5 tornado once every 25 years. Some of the notable Minnesota tornadoes and outbreaks are: August 21, 1883: An F5 tornado struck Rochester ...
Earliest tornado outbreak in Minnesota history. A long-track F4-rated wedge struck Comfrey, Minnesota, killing one person. An F3 tornado struck St. Peter, Minnesota, causing another fatality. Le Center, Minnesota, sustained major damage from a large F2 tornado. (7 significant, 1 violent, 2 killer) Tornado outbreak of April 6–9, 1998: April 6 ...
DULUTH — A tornado watch was set for parts of central Minnesota from St. Cloud and Monticello to Brainerd and Cloquet until 10 p.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Duluth.
This article's lead section may be too long. Please read the length guidelines and help move details into the article's body. (August 2024) Tornadoes in the United States 1950-2019 A tornado strikes near Anadarko, Oklahoma. This was part of the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak on May 3, 1999. Tornadoes are more common in the United States than in any other country or state. The United States ...
In general, in the Midwestern and Plains states, springtime (especially the month of May) is the most active season for tornadoes, while in the far northern states (like Minnesota and Wisconsin), the peak tornado season is usually in the summer months (June and July). In the colder late autumn and winter months (from early December to late ...
The following is a list of Minnesota weather records observed at various stations across the state during the Over 160 years. Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. Due to its location in the northern plains of the United States its climate is one of extremes.
On April 14–15, 1886, a destructive tornado outbreak affected portions of the Midwestern and Southern United States. The outbreak generated at least 18 tornadoes, four of which were violent, including the St. Cloud–Sauk Rapids tornado, an F4 tornado that tore through the cities of St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, and Rice, Minnesota, on April 14, destroying much of the town of Sauk Rapids and ...