Tornadoes of 1998: Spencer, South Dakota, 1998 Comfrey - St. Peter Tornado Outbreak, Late-May 1998 Tornado Outbreak and Derecho
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ISBN10: 1155286928
ISBN13: 9781155286921
Publisher: Books Llc
Pages: 24
Weight: 0.14
Height: 0.05 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781155286921
Publisher: Books Llc
Pages: 24
Weight: 0.14
Height: 0.05 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Spencer, South Dakota, 1998 Comfrey - St. Peter tornado outbreak, Late-May 1998 tornado outbreak and derecho, 1998 Eastern tornado outbreak, April 1998 Birmingham tornado, List of 1998 Nashville tornado outbreak tornadoes, 1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak, August 23, 1998, Upper Great Lakes severe weather outbreak, 1998 Gainesville-Stoneville tornado outbreak, May 15, 1998 Minnesota storms, 1998 Dunwoody tornado, Corn Belt derecho. Excerpt: Time from first tornado to last tornadoMost severe tornado damage; see Fujita Scale The 1998 Comfrey - St. Peter tornado outbreak was an unseasonably-strong tornado outbreak which affected the Upper Midwest region of the United States on March 29, 1998. A strong area of low pressure combined with a warm front and favorable upper-level dynamics to produce 16 tornadoes across the region-14 in Minnesota and two in Wisconsin. Thirteen of the tornadoes in Minnesota were spawned by a single supercell thunderstorm. This supercell remained intact for approximately 150 miles (240 km) as it moved across the southern part of the state during the late-afternoon hours. Over $235 million in damage (1998 USD) was recorded from the tornadoes, two people were killed, and 21 others were injured. Most of the damage was caused by three tornadoes-one rated F4 on the Fujita scale that hit the town of Comfrey, Minnesota, an F3 that hit St. Peter, Minnesota, and an F2 that hit Le Center, Minnesota. 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. The outbreak broke many early-season tornado...