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On the evening of June 20, 1957, a violent and deadly F5 tornado struck the north side and downtown area of Fargo, North Dakota [1] as well as the area north of Moorhead, Minnesota. It was part of a family of five devastating tornadoes produced by one supercell over the course of 3.5 hours, although they are listed as one continuous tornado.
- Tornado outbreak sequence of June 20–23, 1957 - Wikipedia
The most devastating storm was a large, violent, and...
- Tornadoes of 1957 - Wikipedia
A home that was leveled and mostly swept away by the F5...
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The Fargo tornado was a deadly F5 tornado that struck Fargo,...
- Tornado outbreak sequence of June 20–23, 1957 - Wikipedia
The most devastating storm was a large, violent, and catastrophic 500-yard-wide F5 tornado family that struck Fargo, North Dakota on Thursday, June 20, 1957, killing 10 people and becoming the deadliest tornado ever recorded in North Dakota. The outbreak caused 11 fatalities, 105 injuries, and $25.883 million in damage.
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A home that was leveled and mostly swept away by the F5 Fargo tornado. A deadly outbreak sequence of 23 tornadoes hit the Great Plains and the Great Lakes. It started on June 20 in North Dakota with an F2 tornado south of Oake, North Dakota. Later, a large, violent, and catastrophic 500-yard-wide F5 tornado family hit Fargo.
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Local Programs. The F5 tornado that struck Fargo, ND on the evening of June 20, 1957 was a historic event in meteorological history. The tornado also changed the lives of many people living in Fargo that year. This tornado would be studied by Dr. Ted Fujita, who would later go on to create the Fujita damage scale. Dr.
Jun 10, 2017 · It was 7:28 p.m. on June 20, 1957, and Jensen had witnessed the birth of the most devastating tornado to ever strike Fargo. Jensen immediately put out a bulletin for local television and...
The Fargo tornado was a deadly F5 tornado that struck Fargo, North Dakota, on Thursday, June 20, 1957. The tornado was part of a larger system of storms that resulted in five separate tornadoes in the immediate region. Results. Damage was extensive and included 100 blocks of Fargo.
Late in the afternoon on June 20, 1957, a series of 5 tornadoes sinuously twisted an eastward path through 64 miles of the Red River Valley in eastern North Dakota and Western Minnesota. The third tornado was the Fargo Tornado, and it struck the northwest and northeast sides of Fargo leaving in its wake a debris laden path of death and destruction.
