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Tornado (F2) — Le Sueur, Minnesota

March 29, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
$20.0M
Tornado scale
F2
Area
Le Sueur

Event narrative (NOAA)

Tornado tracked through Le Center and adjoining rural areas. Most of the businesses in the southern part of town were damaged. Buildings destroyed at county fairgrounds. 15 mobiles homes at a trailer park destroyed, another 26 suffering major damage. Over 100 farm buildings destroyed.

Other notable tornado events in Minnesota

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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.

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