2006 Dakota–Minnesota tornado outbreak

2006 Dakota–Minnesota tornado outbreak
2006 Dakota – Minnesota tornado outbreak
Le Sueur County Tornado
Date of tornado outbreak: August 24, 2006
Duration1: 7 hours
Maximum rated tornado2: F3 tornado
Tornadoes caused: 14 confirmed
Damages: > $44 million (+ $130 million non-tornadic)
Fatalities: 1
Areas affected: North Dakota, South Dakota, southern Minnesota

1Time from first tornado to last tornado
2Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita Scale

The 2006 Dakota – Minnesota tornado outbreak was an outbreak of 14 tornadoes in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota on August 24, 2006. The outbreak spawned three F3 tornadoes, one of which caused a fatality in Kasota, Minnesota. The severe weather outbreak also produced many reports of severe hail which caused $130 million in damage across several states.

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Outbreak description

A moderate risk of severe weather was issued by the SPC for August 24, with a significant threat for tornadoes, some of which could be strong. The main threat area ran from North Dakota southeastward into Minnesota and northern Iowa to western Wisconsin.[1]

Damage from the tornado in Kasota, Minnesota

There were, in total, 24 reported tornadoes in the area.[2] The tornadoes began about noon central time in North Dakota, with three tornadoes being spawned there. Then during the mid afternoon hours 11 more tornadoes touched down, 9 of them in South Dakota. Two of the tornadoes in South Dakota were rated F3 on the Fujita scale - one which touched down in Wolsey, South Dakota and another near Eureka, South Dakota. The Wosley storm was one of four tornadoes spawned in the same area from Wessington to Cavour. The three others storms in Beadle County were rated from F0 to F2.[3]

The most destructive tornado of the day was a multiple vortex F3 tornado that hit the Minnesota cities of Nicollet, Kasota and Cleveland. It was on the ground for 33 miles, killed one person and caused $30 million in damages.[4] This tornado passed near but did not hit the city of St. Peter, which was devastated by the 1998 Comfrey – St. Peter tornado outbreak.

The disturbance associated with this outbreak also spawn two tornadoes in the province of Saskatchewan the previous day in Yorkton and Unity without causing any damage (thus F0's).

The next day, the same storm system hit the Mid-Atlantic and prompted a tornado warning to be issued for New York City for a short time. Although no tornado hit the city, a small F0 tornado did touch down on Long Island in Massapequa, New York.

Casualties and damage

One person, a 90-year old man, was killed when he was pinned by a tree while inside a home in Kasota.[5] Thirty-seven people were reported to have had injuries from that tornado. Five others were injured in the remaining tornadoes on this day, and in all there was $44 million in damages.

Confirmed tornadoes

Confirmed
Total
Confirmed
F0
Confirmed
F1
Confirmed
F2
Confirmed
F3
Confirmed
F4
Confirmed
F5
14 7 1 3 3 0 0
List of confirmed tornadoes
F#
Location
County
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
North Dakota
F0 Hebron Morton 1201 1 mile (1.6 km) One building damaged, one destroyed
F2 SW of Underwood McLean 1255 2 miles (3.2 km) One farm severely damaged, power lines down, debris thrown 1/2 mile (.8 km)
F0 S of Steele Kidder 1403 1 mile (1.6 km) No damage reported
South Dakota
F1 NE of Onida Sully 2140 5 miles
(8 km)
Significant damage to a farm, including structural damage to a silo and hay thrown. At one point the tornado was about 600 yards wide.[6]
F3 Eureka area McPherson 2203 14 miles
(23 km)
One of several tornadoes reported in the area and the strongest. Destroyed a barn, killing dozens of livestock. Several farmhouses, farm buildings and vehicles were also destroyed. One person suffered minor injuries.
F0 NW of Highmore Hyde 2210 1 mile (1.6 km) No damage reported.
F0 N of Highmore Hyde 2235 1 mile (1.6 km) Briefly on the ground. No reports of damage.
F2 W of Miller Hand 2305 5 miles
(8 km)
Tornado destroyed a barn and heavily damaged several houses. At one point the tornado was about 300 yards wide.[6]
F3 Wolsey area Hand, Beadle 2332 24.5 miles
(39 km)
Large tornado reported in the area. Several farm buildings were completely destroyed along with at least one mobile home. One home was nearly wiped clean off the foundation, leaving only concrete steps. Other damage included dozens of vehicles severely mangled and twisted high tension power lines. The tornado reached a max width exceeding 500 yards. Two people suffered minor injuries.
F2 Cavour area Beadle 0018 7 miles
(11 km)
Numerous buildings were destroyed, and several houses were severely damaged. A fire also erupted by a blown transformer.
F0 S of Huron Beadle 0023 < 1 mile Brief rope tornado with only minor crop damage.
F0 SW of Esmond Kingsbury 0056 < 1 mile Late report of a tornado with little damage.
Minnesota
F0 W of Courtland Brown 2208 .5 mile Tornado touched Minnesota River at Highway 68. It threw two semi's off the road, injuring both drivers.
F3 W of Nicollet to NW of Waterville Nicollet, Le Sueur 2230 33 miles
(53 km)
1 death, 37 injuries - Large, long track multiple vortex tornado in the area. Widespread structural damage was reported along its path. Many houses were destroyed and some were flattened. Tornado passed from near Nicollet, just south of St. Peter, through Kasota to near Waterville. Maximum width was one-half mile wide and fatality occurred in Kasota.[4]
Sources: SPC Storm Reports 08/24, Aberdeen office, Sioux Falls office, Twin Cities office, NCDC Storm Event Database

Non-tornadic events

A wider area, from Montana to Michigan was also affected by large hail storms throughout the day. Southern Minnesota was especially hard hit, with hail to 4.25 in (10.8 cm) diameter reported in New Prague, and $50 million in property damage sustained in and around Northfield. Two car dealerships in Northfield lost their entire inventory of vehicles.[7] In Minnesota there was $125 million in hail damage reported.

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