1881 Minnesota tornado outbreak

Infobox tornado outbreak
name = 1881 Minnesota tornado outbreak
image location = NewUlm1881.jpg


date = July 15, 1881
duration = 4 hours
fujitascale = F4
tornadoes = at least 6
total damages (USD) =
total fatalities = 24
areas affected = Southern Minnesota
enhanced = The 1881 Minnesota tornado outbreak was a deadly tornado outbreak that struck southern Minnesota on July 15, 1881. At least six tornadoes touched down between 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm CST, killing 24 people and injuring 123.

New Ulm

A tornado estimated at F4 strength passed through the town of New Ulm at 3:30 pm. The town may have been overcrowded with settlers from rural areas who feared Native American raids. The town was hard hit; six people were killed and 247 buildings were damaged or destroyed.cite book | last = Seeley | middle = W. | first = Mark | title = Minnesota Weather Almanac | publisher = Minnesota Historical Society press | year = 2006 | pages = 183 | id = ISBN 0-87351-554-4]

Other tornadoes

In addition to the New Ulm tornado, five other tornades were recorded across the southern Minnesota counties of Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Renville, Sibley, and Watonwan. At least one of these tornadoes was also rated at F4, and at least 12 people were killed on farms. [cite web | last = Grazulis | first = Thomas | title = The United State's Worst Tornadoes | publisher = The Tornado Project | date = April 26, 2000 | url = http://www.tornadoproject.com/alltorns/worstts.htm | accessdate = 2008-03-02]

ee also

* Climate of Minnesota
* List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

References

External links

* [http://climate.umn.edu/doc/historical/tornadic.htm Minnesota Tornado History and Statistics]