Tuesday, August 7, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: August 7

August 7, 1907 – Winona appears to be the greatest sufferer following 24 hours of severe electrical storms that passed through parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Bridges were ruined by the storm, “cars were blown from the tracks, and near Kiester, Minn., it was reported that a herd of fifty cattle was lifted bodily from the ground and carried into an adjoining pasture.”

Tower Weekly News; “Havoc is Caused by Fierce Storm, Wind and Hail Causes Great Damage in Wisconsin and Minnesota, Grain Pounded Into Earth”; August 9, 1907; p. 3.

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