On This Date in Minnesota History: August 21

August 21, 1883 – An estimated F5 tornado hit Rochester, Minn.  “It was one in a series of tornadoes that hit Southeast Minnesota that day, causing at least 37 deaths and over 200 injuries, and was the impetus for the creation of the Mayo Clinic.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1883_Rochester_tornado

Rochester Tornado

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1883_Rochester_tornado

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