Tornado (EF4) — Otter Tail, Minnesota
June 17, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
5
Property damage
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Tornado scale
EF4
Area
Otter Tail
Event narrative (NOAA)
This tornado began in Douglas County, Minnesota. It moved northward into Otter Tail County and produced an additional 38 miles of continuous damage path. The tornado destroyed numerous homes and farmsteads along its path, completely sweeping 7 homes from their foundations. At times, this multi-vortex tornado complex consisted of multiple tornadic tubes pivoting around a common center. Peak winds were estimated at 175 mph.
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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.