On This Date in Minnesota History: March 29

March 29, 1998 - Twisters from St. Peter to Comfrey damaged an estimated 819 homes and left 2 people dead.¹ “Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter was especially hard-hit, with several buildings damaged or destroyed, 2,000 trees lost, and nearly 80% of the windows on the campus shattered. In Comfrey, 75% of the structures in the town were damaged or destroyed, including the local K–12 school. Seven counties in southern Minnesota were later declared federal disaster areas.”<sup>2

1</sup>http://timelines.ws/states/MINNESOTA.HTML

²http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Comfrey_%E2%80%93_St._Peter_tornado_outbreak

Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain March 29, 2015,
as long as acknowledgement included.  

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