Type Tornado outbreak Tornadoes confirmed ≥ 6 Duration of tornado outbreak 4 hours Number of casualties 24 | Duration July 15–16, 1881 Max rating Start date July 15, 1881 | |
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The 1881 Minnesota tornado outbreak was a deadly tornado outbreak that struck southern Minnesota on July 15–16, 1881. At least six tornadoes touched down between 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm CST, killing 24 people and injuring at least 123. The deadliest tornado of the outbreak, an F4 that killed 20 people in and near New Ulm, was likely a tornado family that may have caused F5 damage to rural farmsteads. Six people died in New Ulm, where people from nearby settlements had congregated to avoid Native American attacks.
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