1892 Southern Minnesota tornado

The 1892 Southern Minnesota tornado was a large and deadly tornado that struck several communities across southern Minnesota on Wednesday, June 15, 1892.^[1] It had a width of 500 yards (457 m) wide and was on the ground for 40 miles (64 km). The twister was estimated to have been an F5 on the Fujita scale.^[2] It killed 12 people in and injured 76 others.^[1]

1892 Southern Minnesota tornado

F5 tornado
Formed	June 15, 1892 3:00 pm
Max. rating1	F5 tornado
Fatalities	12 fatalities
Damage	unknown
Areas affected	Southern Minnesota
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

Tornado path

The twister touched down after 3:00 pm in Jackson County in southwestern Minnesota, and after moving east destroyed a schoolhouse near Sherburn in Martin County. The teacher and 16 students were injured, but nobody was killed.^[1] As the tornado moved into Faribault County, it swept away several farmsteads near Easton, throwing timbers from homes up to 3 miles (5 km) away and spearing them into the ground.^[1] The tornado then crossed into Freeborn County before finally lifting back into the clouds in Steele County, just northwest of Bath.

See also

• Climate of Minnesota
• List of F5 and EF5 tornadoes
• List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks