1968 Tracy tornado

1968 F5 tornado in Minnesota 1968 Tracy tornado.jpg Eric Lantz took his award-winning photo of the Tracy tornado as it was leaving the town 7:04 p.m.June 13, 1968 F5 9 125 $68.5 million (2025 USD) Southwest Minnesota Tornadoes of 1968 The 1968 Tracy tornado was a narrow but extremely powerful tornado that struck Tracy, Minnesota on Thursday, June 13, 1968, at around 7:00p.m.http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/climate/summaries_and_publications/tornadoes.html Minnesota Tornado History and Statistics 2016 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources October 26, 2016 Rated F5 on the Fujita scale, the tornado killed nine people and injured 125 others. The tornado tracked 9 mi km in through Murray, Lyon and Redwood counties in southwestern Minnesota. It is one of only two official F5 tornadoes that have occurred in Minnesota, although several other tornadoes that occurred before 1950 are estimated to have been F5 strength.F5 and EF5 Tornadoes of the United States Storm Prediction Center http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/f5torns.html 2008-03-09 The tornado destroyed 111 homes, caused major damage to 76 homes, and caused minor damage to an additional 114. Five businesses were destroyed, and 15 others were damaged. Some homes in town only had their foundations left behind. A few farms outside of town were swept completely away, and extensive ground scouring occurred.Ryan, Bob. June 14, 1968 KSTP Coverage of 1968 Tracy tornado. motion picture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sjuqiq1T2g https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/7sjuqiq1T2g 2021-12-21 live September 6, 2013 KSTP Tracy, Minnesota An elementary school and 106 automobiles were destroyed, and a heavy boxcar was thrown more than a block by the storm. Two other boxcars were thrown 300 yd m, and a steel I-beam was carried for 2 mi km in on a piece of roof. Grazulis Thomas P Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991 July 1993 The Tornado Project of Environmental Films St. Johnsbury, VT 1-879362-03-1 Hard rains and hail were also reported.Drew Sandholm. "Survivor Recalls Tracy Tornado"July 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes , ABC News affiliate KSFY-TV. June 11, 2008. A total of five tornadoes hit Minnesota on June 13, 1968, most of which were rated F0.https://www.tornadoproject.com/alltorns/mntorn.htm#list Minnesota Tornadoes 1950-2012 2015 Tornado Project Online The Tornado Project October 26, 2016 See also Climate of Minnesota List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks Tornado outbreak of June 14–18, 1992, which included the 1992 Chandler-Lake Wilson tornado, to date the last E/F5 tornado to have officially occurred in Minnesota. List of F5 and EF5 tornadoes References External links https://archive.today/20130205121047/http://www.tracymnweather.com/images/tracytornado.jpg Picture of Tracy tornado el Category:F5, EF5 and IF5 tornadoes Category:Tornadoes in Minnesota 06-13 Tracy Tornado, 06-13 Tornado, 1968-06-13 Tornado, 1968-06-13 Tornado, 1968-06-13 Tornado, 13, Tracy