1918 Tyler tornado

1918 Tyler tornado
Meteorological history
Formed	August 21, 1918 9:20 pm
F4 tornado
	on the Fujita scale
Overall effects
Casualties	36 fatalities, 100 injuries

The 1918 Tyler tornado was a deadly and destructive tornado that devastated the town of Tyler, Minnesota on Wednesday, August 21, 1918. The F4-estimated tornado hit the town at approximately 9:20 pm, killing 36 people and injuring over 100 others. Debris from Tyler was found up to 23 miles (37 km) away. It is the fourth-deadliest tornado in Minnesota's history.

References

↑ Minnesota Tornado History and Statistics Archived 2007-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Tyler, MN Tornado, Aug 1918 | GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods". Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2008.
↑ Welcome To Tyler, Minnesota Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine

This article about or related to natural disasters is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

This article related to a specific weather event is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

[1] Minnesota Tornado History and Statistics Archived 2007-08-11 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Tyler, MN Tornado, Aug 1918 | GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods". Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2008.

[3] Welcome To Tyler, Minnesota Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine

1918 Tyler tornado

See also

References