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Tornadoes in northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and southwest & central Wisconsin |
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| Background Information | Statistics (1850-Present) | Records (1850-Present) |
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in Southeast Minnesota, Northeast Iowa, & Western Wisconsin 1850 to Present |
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| The tornado moved northeast from near Bridgeport. A woman was killed as her farm house and stable were leveled and swept away. | |||||||||
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| A pole shed was destroyed, and several power lines were downed. | |||||||||
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| The tornado crossed into Marathon County damaging 3 farms and leveling a barn near Rib Mountain. | |||||||||
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| A woman was seriously injured when her mobile home was overturned. The tornado skipped northward causing damage to a subdivision of mobile homes near the entrance to Buckhorn State Park where 4 mobile homes were leveled, 20 damaged, and some homes and garages were damaged. The tornado lifted again only to set down just east of Necedah where 2 people were injured when the mobile home they were in was lifted from the ground, turned full circle, and bounced off a truck and car before landing 35 feet. Overall, 50 structures were damaged including 15 homes with minor damage, 3 major, and 5 completely destroyed. | |||||||||
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| Four houses were significantly damaged - one roof lost. A garage was moved on its foundation and another foundation of a house was cracked. Ten to fifteen other homes received more minor damage. One of the victims of the said, "There was so much suction, we couldn't get the door to the basement open." | |||||||||
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Last Updated Thursday, April 30, 2020 - Jeff Boyne
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