1892 Southern Minnesota tornado
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| 1892 Southern Minnesota tornado | |
| Date of tornado: | June 15, 1892 |
| Time: | 3:00 pm |
| Rating of tornado: | F5 tornado |
| Damages: | unknown |
| Fatalities: | 12 |
| Area affected: | Southern Minnesota |
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The 1892 Southern Minnesota tornado was a large and deadly tornado that struck several communities across southern Minnesota on June 15, 1892.[1] It had a width of 500 yards (457 m) wide and was on the ground for 40 miles (64 km). The twister was estimated to have been an F5 on the Fujita scale.[2] It killed 12 people in and injured 76 others.[1]
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[edit] Tornado path
The twister touched down after 3:00 pm in Jackson County in southwestern Minnesota, and after moving east destroyed a schoolhouse near Sherburn in Martin County. The teacher and 16 students were injured, but nobody was killed.[1] As the tornado moved into Faribault County, it destroyed several farmsteads near Easton, throwing timber from barns up to 3 miles (5 km) away.[1] The tornado then crossed Freeborn County before finally lifting back into the clouds in Steele County.
[edit] See also
- Climate of Minnesota
- List of F5 and EF5 tornadoes
- List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Seeley, Mark (2006). Minnesota Weather Almanac. Minnesota Historical Society press, 186. ISBN 0-87351-554-4.
- ^ Grazulis, Thomas P. (July 1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991. A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. ISBN 1879362031.
