Thunderstorm Wind — Cook, Minnesota
June 19, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
—
Magnitude
61 EG
Area
Cook
Event narrative (NOAA)
A large tree trunk was snapped several feet above ground level and the tree landed on a man and his son who were camping on Duncan Lake. The tree killed the father, Craig Walz, the brother of Minnesota Representative Tim Walz, as well as seriously injuring Craig's son. The son was airlifted to a hospital in Duluth.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.