- 1968 Tracy tornado
Infobox tornado single
name = 1968 Tracy tornado
image location = tracy1968.png
date =June 13 ,1968
time = 7:04 pm
fujitascale = F5
total damages (USD) = $43 million (2006 USD)
total fatalities = 9 killed, 150 injured
area affected = Southwest MinnesotaThe 1968 Tracy tornado was an F5 tornado that struckTracy, Minnesota onJune 13 ,1968 . The tornado killed nine people and injured 150 others as it tracked convert|9|mi|km|0 through Murray, Lyon and Redwood counties in southwesternMinnesota .cite web | title = Event Record Details | publisher =National Climatic Data Center | url = http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~73763 | accessdate = 2008-03-09] It is one of only two official F5 tornadoes that have occurred in Minnesota, although several other tornadoes that occurred before 1950 are estimated to have been F5 strength.cite web | title = F5 and EF5 Tornadoes of the United States | publisher =Storm Prediction Center | url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/f5torns.html | accessdate = 2008-03-09] The tornado destroyed 111 homes, caused major damage to 76, and minor damage to 114. Five businesses were destroyed and 15 damaged. The elementary school and 106 automobiles were also destroyed. A heavy boxcar was heaved more than a block in the storm. Winds were estimated at 261 to 318 mph.Sirens sounded in Tracy at 6:55 p.m., just a few minutes before the twister struck. The siren was sounded thanks to a call to the authorities from Delpha (Mrs. Melvin) Koch, who saw the tornado from her rural Garvin home.Fact|date=July 2008
ee also
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Climate of Minnesota
*List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
*Mid-June 1992 Tornado Outbreak References
External links
* [http://www.tracymnweather.com/images/Tracy%20Tornado.jpgPicture of Tracy tornado]
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