TRACY, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota residents are remembering the state’s first recorded F5 tornado with 300 mph winds that caused widespread destruction in the southwestern part of the state. The tornado hit the city of Tracy on June 13, 1968. It destroyed dozens of homes, injured 150 and killed nine people, Minnesota Public Radio reported…
Fifty-year-old memories haunt Tracy tornado survivors
Fifty years ago, on June 13, 1968, Minnesota’s first recorded F5 tornado caused massive damage in the community of Tracy in the southwest part of the state. The storm’s 300 mph winds leveled dozens of homes, killing nine people. Memories of the storm are still fresh today. Walking along the same sidewalk he strode as…
50 years later, Wapella remembers deadly tornado that ‘broke the rules’
WAPELLA — On May 15, 1968, Tony Long was about 5 years old, growing up in Wapella and about to eat a homemade plate of beef and noodles with chocolate chip cookies for dessert. His 3-year-old brother was with him, along with five neighbor kids who had ventured over, concerned about an approaching storm. It…