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F3 Tornado — Mower, Minnesota

2004-06-11 · near Le Roy, Mower, Minnesota

$3.0M

Property damage

4.0 mi

Path length

150 yds

Path width

Wider weather episode

A tornado crossed the Minnesota-Iowa state line just southwest of Le Roy (Mower County) causing considerable damage. One home right on the state line was completely destroyed, but there were no injuries or deaths. The tornado was approximately 150 yards wide at times and apparently reached F3 damage intensity right on the state line around 6:05 p.m. The tornado then started to weaken, but did heavy damage to a grain company (Koch Industries)(F2 damage) about 2 miles west of Le Roy and continued north, crossing Highway 56 just before 6:10 p.m. The tornado lifted approximately 4 miles northwest of Le Roy in open fields. There were also brief tornado touch downs (all rated F0) near Dexter (Mower County) and Le Roy, as well as areas along the Mower-Fillmore County line west of Spring Valley (Fillmore County).

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5409476. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.