The Pilger, NE #Tornado Family – June 16, 2014!
Five tornadoes developed from one supercell, including four rated EF4. Two violent tornadoes tracked side by side near Pilger, where one passed directly through town.
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Thompson, OH-Beaver Center, PA F2 #Tornado – June 22, 1985!
The F2 traveled 46 miles across three counties, destroying a mobile home and damaging houses, farms, and a sawmill. Three people were injured.
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Ankeny-Runnells, IA F4 #Tornado – June 18, 1974
The tornado moved southeast from Ankeny toward Runnells, killing two people in their homes and injuring at least 50. About 100 homes, a church, a drive-in restaurant, and a shopping center were destroyed.
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Lawrence, KS F3 #Tornado – June 19, 1981!
An F3 tornado struck southwest Lawrence, destroying 22 houses and damaging 175 homes in a mobile home park. One person was killed at a heavily damaged K-Mart, and 33 were injured.
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Pilger-Thurston, NE F3 #Tornado – June 17, 1954!
The F3 tracked 23.6 miles across northeastern Nebraska. Farms, a school, and a church were destroyed or badly damaged. Bertha Nelson, 67, was killed southeast of Winside, and the CDNS documented one injury.
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June 18, 1939 Anoka-Champlin, MN #Tornado!
The tornado traveled an estimated 25 miles through Maple Grove, Champlin, Anoka, and Cedar. It swept away homes, demolished a church and school, damaged or destroyed 340 homes, injured 222 people, & killed nine.
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“Whippoorwill”-Pomona Lake, KS F1 #Tornado – June 17, 1978!
An F1 tornado capsized the Whippoorwill showboat, killing 16 people and injuring 14. This premium Tornado Talk article is available to Patreon members:
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Stratton-McCook, NE F4 #Tornado – June 15, 1990!
The multi-vortex tornado reached up to 1.5 miles wide and traveled 28 miles. Thirty-five rural homes were damaged or destroyed, with one injury and no fatalities.
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Chandler, MN F5 #Tornado – June 16, 1992!
An F5 struck the west side of Chandler, destroying 40 homes and damaging dozens more, along with businesses, a church, and a school. One person died, and 35 were injured.
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Fargo, ND F5 #Tornado – June 20, 1957
An F5 tornado struck northwest Fargo, damaging or destroying more than 1,300 homes. Ten people were killed, 103 were injured, and the event later became central to Ted Fujita’s research into the tornado life cycle.
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