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Tornado (EF4) — Otter Tail, Minnesota

June 17, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Tornado scale
EF4
Area
Otter Tail

Event narrative (NOAA)

This tornado touched down in Otter Tail County and tracked northeastward for about 2 miles before crossing into Wadena County just southwest of the Wadena city limits. The tornado developed rapidly into a multi-vortex wedge type tornado as it approached Wadena. The tornado continued in Wadena County another 8 miles and ended about 516 PM CDT. Otter Tail County received mainly extreme tree damage with peak winds estimated at 170 mph.

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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