1892 Southern Minnesota tornado
- 1892 Southern Minnesota tornado
Infobox tornado single
name = 1892 Southern Minnesota tornado
date = June 15, 1892
time = 3:00 pm
fujitascale = F5
total damages (USD) = unknown
total fatalities = 12
area affected = Southern MinnesotaThe 1892 Southern Minnesota tornado was a large and deadly tornado that struck several communities across southern Minnesota on June 15, 1892.[cite book | last = Seeley | middle = W. | first = Mark | title = Minnesota Weather Almanac | publisher = Minnesota Historical Society press | pages = 186 | year = 2006 | id = ISBN 0-87351-554-4] It had a width of convert|500|yd|m|0 wide and was on the ground for convert|40|mi|km|0. The twister was estimated to have been an F5 on the Fujita scale.][cite book |last=Grazulis |first=Thomas P. |authorlink=Thomas P. Grazulis |title=Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991. A Chronology and Analysis of Events |publisher=The Tornado Project of Environmental Films |date=July 1993 |location=St. Johnsbury, VT |isbn=1879362031 ] It killed 12 people in and injured 76 others.]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.
ee also
* Climate of Minnesota
* List of F5 and EF5 tornadoes
* List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
References
External links
* [http://climate.umn.edu/doc/historical/tornadic.htm Minnesota Tornado History and Statistics]
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