The Tornado outbreak of August 24, 2006, was an outbreak of 14 tornadoes in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota on August 24, 2006. The outbreak spawned three F3 tornadoes, one of which caused a fatality in Kasota, Minnesota. The severe weather outbreak also produced many reports of severe hail which caused $130 million in damage across several states.
A moderate risk of severe weather was issued by the SPC for August 24, with a significant threat for tornadoes, some of which could be strong. The main threat area ran from North Dakota southeastward into Minnesota and northern Iowa to western Wisconsin.[1]
The tornadoes began about noon central time in North Dakota, with three tornadoes produced there. Then, during the mid-afternoon hours, 11 more tornadoes touched down, 9 of which were in South Dakota. Two of the tornadoes in South Dakota were rated F3 on the Fujita scale - one of which touched passed near the town of Wolsey and another near Eureka. The Wosley storm was one of four tornadoes spawned in the same area from Wessington to Cavour. The three others storms in Beadle County were rated from F0 to F2.[2]
One person, a 90-year-old man, was killed when he was pinned by a tree while inside a home in Kasota.[4] Thirty-seven people were reported to have had injuries from that tornado. Five others were injured in the remaining tornadoes on this day, and in all there was $44 million in damages.
Small dusty tornado struck the south edge of town, tossing around small objects, lofting tree branches, and destroying an old garage. An outbuilding was also damaged, and a pickup truck was damaged by debris.[5]
Tornado struck a farm, tearing an attached garage and much of the roof off of a farmhouse. A shop building, a wellhouse, and a garden shed on the property were also destroyed. Debris was scattered up to 1/2 mile away. Power lines were downed as well.[6]
Tornado devastated multiple farms, destroying homes, barns, vehicles, farming equipment, and grain bins. Trees were defoliated and debarked, and a well-anchored mobile home was completely destroyed. Debris from some sites was found up to 3 miles away from where it originated. One person sustained minor injuries.[9]
Several well-built homes were heavily damaged, and a few were moved slightly off of their foundations. A large barn was destroyed, and a vehicle was moved 20 feet. Significant tree damage also occurred.
Large tornado. Near Vayland, several farmsteads were damaged. A mobile home was flipped and destroyed, a grain storage building was flipped onto a car, and several homes had significant roof and window damage. Numerous trees were snapped as well. Near Wessington, the tornado struck a farm and destroyed a house and several outbuildings. Five large metal high-tension truss towers were toppled in that area as well. Several farms near Wolsey were completely destroyed, and vehicles were thrown up to 50 feet away from where they originated. Some of the vehicles were badly mangled, and a pickup truck was partially wrapped around a tree.[12] Trees were snapped and debarked, power lines were downed, livestock was killed, and a small highway bridge was severely damaged before the tornado dissipated near Huron. Overall, 8 homes were destroyed, and several others were damaged. Aerial survey revealed cycloidal scour marks in farm fields. Two people were injured.[13][14]
Tornado severely damaged 3 houses and destroyed or damaged a barn and several smaller buildings on farmsteads. The tornado knocked down power poles, with a transformer on one of the poles starting a brief fire. A tree shelter belt and some crops were damaged as well.[15]
Tornado blew two semi-trucks off of Highway-15, injuring both of the drivers. A machine shed was destroyed, and some barns and outbuildings sustained minor damage.[18]
1 death - Large, long-tracked, multiple-vortex tornado touched down in Nicollet and heavily damaged multiple homes, some of which were shifted from their foundations. One home in town lost much of its second story. The tornado rapidly intensified and completely leveled a house just south of St. Peter. Several farms in that area sustained major damage, along with a power substation. A total of 57 homes in Nicollet County were damaged, some of which were totaled. Vehicles were tossed and damaged as well.[19] In Le Sueur County, the tornado clipped the north side of Kasota, where over 100 homes suffered some damage, dozens of homes had major damage, and three were completely leveled. One man was killed in that area when a tree crashed through his roof. A few homes were also destroyed at nearby Lake Emily. Several farms were impacted and hundreds of farm animals were killed further along the path before the tornado dissipated near Waterville. Farm fields were heavily scoured along much of the path, and approximately five thousand acres of corn and soybeans were ruined. 37 people were injured, some of them severely.[20][21]
A wider area, from Montana to Michigan was also affected by large hail storms throughout the day. Southern Minnesota was especially hard hit, with hail to 4.25 in (10.8 cm) diameter reported in New Prague, and $50 million in property damage sustained in and around Northfield. Two car dealerships in Northfield lost their entire inventory of vehicles.[22] In Minnesota there was $125 million in hail damage reported.
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The Tornado outbreak of August 24 2006 was an outbreak of 14 tornadoes in North Dakota South Dakota and Minnesota on August 24 2006 The outbreak spawned three F3 tornadoes one of which caused a fatality in Kasota Minnesota The severe weather outbreak also produced many reports of severe hail which caused 130 million in damage across several states Tornado outbreak of August 24 2006The F3 Nicollet Kasota Minnesota tornado TypeTornado outbreakDurationAugust 24 2006Tornadoesconfirmed14 confirmedMax rating1F3 tornadoDuration oftornado outbreak2 13 hoursFatalities1 fatality 40 injuriesDamage gt 44 million 130 million non tornadic Areas affectedUpper Midwest1Most severe tornado damage see Fujita scale2Time from first tornado to last tornado Contents 1 Outbreak description 2 Casualties and damage 3 Confirmed tornadoes 4 Non tornadic events 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksOutbreak description editA moderate risk of severe weather was issued by the SPC for August 24 with a significant threat for tornadoes some of which could be strong The main threat area ran from North Dakota southeastward into Minnesota and northern Iowa to western Wisconsin 1 nbsp Damage from the tornado in Kasota MinnesotaThe tornadoes began about noon central time in North Dakota with three tornadoes produced there Then during the mid afternoon hours 11 more tornadoes touched down 9 of which were in South Dakota Two of the tornadoes in South Dakota were rated F3 on the Fujita scale one of which touched passed near the town of Wolsey and another near Eureka The Wosley storm was one of four tornadoes spawned in the same area from Wessington to Cavour The three others storms in Beadle County were rated from F0 to F2 2 The most destructive tornado of the day was a multiple vortex F3 tornado that hit the Minnesota cities of Nicollet and Kasota It tracked a path of 33 miles killed one person and caused 30 million in damages 3 This tornado passed near but did not hit the city of St Peter which was devastated by the 1998 Comfrey St Peter tornado outbreak Casualties and damage editOne person a 90 year old man was killed when he was pinned by a tree while inside a home in Kasota 4 Thirty seven people were reported to have had injuries from that tornado Five others were injured in the remaining tornadoes on this day and in all there was 44 million in damages Confirmed tornadoes editConfirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total0 7 1 3 3 0 0 14List of confirmed tornadoesF Location County Time UTC Path length DamageNorth DakotaF0 Hebron Morton 1201 1 mile 1 6 km Small dusty tornado struck the south edge of town tossing around small objects lofting tree branches and destroying an old garage An outbuilding was also damaged and a pickup truck was damaged by debris 5 F2 SW of Underwood McLean 1255 2 miles 3 2 km Tornado struck a farm tearing an attached garage and much of the roof off of a farmhouse A shop building a wellhouse and a garden shed on the property were also destroyed Debris was scattered up to 1 2 mile away Power lines were downed as well 6 F0 S of Steele Kidder 1403 1 mile 1 6 km Tornado remained over open country and caused no damage 7 South DakotaF1 NE of Onida Sully 2140 5 miles 8 km Tornado caused significant damage to a farmstead and scattered hay bales The ground in a harvested sunflower field was heavily scoured 8 F3 SW of Eureka to SE of Hillsview McPherson 2203 14 miles 23 km Tornado devastated multiple farms destroying homes barns vehicles farming equipment and grain bins Trees were defoliated and debarked and a well anchored mobile home was completely destroyed Debris from some sites was found up to 3 miles away from where it originated One person sustained minor injuries 9 F0 N of Holabird Hyde 2210 1 mile 1 6 km Weak tornado caused no damage 10 F0 N of Highmore Hyde 2235 1 mile 1 6 km Weak tornado caused no damage 11 F2 W of Miller Hand 2305 5 miles 8 km Several well built homes were heavily damaged and a few were moved slightly off of their foundations A large barn was destroyed and a vehicle was moved 20 feet Significant tree damage also occurred F3 S of Vayland to SW of Huron Hand Beadle 2332 24 5 miles 39 km Large tornado Near Vayland several farmsteads were damaged A mobile home was flipped and destroyed a grain storage building was flipped onto a car and several homes had significant roof and window damage Numerous trees were snapped as well Near Wessington the tornado struck a farm and destroyed a house and several outbuildings Five large metal high tension truss towers were toppled in that area as well Several farms near Wolsey were completely destroyed and vehicles were thrown up to 50 feet away from where they originated Some of the vehicles were badly mangled and a pickup truck was partially wrapped around a tree 12 Trees were snapped and debarked power lines were downed livestock was killed and a small highway bridge was severely damaged before the tornado dissipated near Huron Overall 8 homes were destroyed and several others were damaged Aerial survey revealed cycloidal scour marks in farm fields Two people were injured 13 14 F2 SE of Huron Beadle 0018 7 miles 11 km Tornado severely damaged 3 houses and destroyed or damaged a barn and several smaller buildings on farmsteads The tornado knocked down power poles with a transformer on one of the poles starting a brief fire A tree shelter belt and some crops were damaged as well 15 F0 S of Huron Beadle 0023 lt 1 mile Brief rope tornado caused only minor crop damage 16 F0 SW of Esmond Kingsbury 0056 lt 1 mile Brief tornado caused no damage 17 MinnesotaF0 N of Searles Brown 2208 5 mile Tornado blew two semi trucks off of Highway 15 injuring both of the drivers A machine shed was destroyed and some barns and outbuildings sustained minor damage 18 F3 Nicollet to NW of Waterville Nicollet Le Sueur 2230 33 miles 53 km 1 death Large long tracked multiple vortex tornado touched down in Nicollet and heavily damaged multiple homes some of which were shifted from their foundations One home in town lost much of its second story The tornado rapidly intensified and completely leveled a house just south of St Peter Several farms in that area sustained major damage along with a power substation A total of 57 homes in Nicollet County were damaged some of which were totaled Vehicles were tossed and damaged as well 19 In Le Sueur County the tornado clipped the north side of Kasota where over 100 homes suffered some damage dozens of homes had major damage and three were completely leveled One man was killed in that area when a tree crashed through his roof A few homes were also destroyed at nearby Lake Emily Several farms were impacted and hundreds of farm animals were killed further along the path before the tornado dissipated near Waterville Farm fields were heavily scoured along much of the path and approximately five thousand acres of corn and soybeans were ruined 37 people were injured some of them severely 20 21 Sources SPC Storm Reports 08 24 Aberdeen office Sioux Falls office Twin Cities office NCDC Storm Event DatabaseNon tornadic events editA wider area from Montana to Michigan was also affected by large hail storms throughout the day Southern Minnesota was especially hard hit with hail to 4 25 in 10 8 cm diameter reported in New Prague and 50 million in property damage sustained in and around Northfield Two car dealerships in Northfield lost their entire inventory of vehicles 22 In Minnesota there was 125 million in hail damage reported See also editList of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks Tornadoes of 2006References edit Aug 24 2006 Convective Outlook NOAA 2006 08 24 Retrieved 2006 12 22 Beadle County Damage Assessment Completed NOAA 2006 08 25 Retrieved 2006 12 22 Tornado amp Large Hail Event August 24 2006 NOAA 2006 09 14 Archived from the original on 6 January 2007 Retrieved 2006 12 22 Minnesota Tornadoes Hail Kill 1 Man Fox News 2006 08 25 Retrieved 2006 12 22 NCEI Storm Events Database Event Details National Centers for Environmental Information NCEI Storm Events Database Event Details National Centers for Environmental Information NCEI Storm Events Database Event Details National Centers for Environmental Information Storm Events Database Event Details National Centers for Environmental Information NCEI Storm Events Database Event Details National Centers for Environmental Information NCEI Storm Events Database Event Details National Centers for Environmental Information NCEI Storm Events Database Event Details National Centers for Environmental Information Damage Photos from Beadle County Tornadoes August 24 2006 page 1 Archived from the original on 2006 10 15 NCEI Storm Events Database Event Details National Centers for Environmental Information NCEI Storm Events Database Event Details National Centers for Environmental Information NCEI Storm Events Database Event Details National Centers for Environmental Information NCEI Storm Events Database Event Details National Centers for Environmental Information NCEI Storm Events Database Event Details National Centers for Environmental Information NCEI Storm Events Database Event Details National Centers for Environmental Information NCEI Storm Events Database Event Details National Centers for Environmental Information NCEI Storm Events Database Event Details National Centers for Environmental Information Tornado and Large Hail Event August 24 2006 PDF National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Retrieved March 24 2023 Event Record Details National Climatic Data Center Retrieved 12 July 2007 External links editSPC Convective Outlook 2000Z Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tornado outbreak of August 24 2006 amp oldid 1172875076, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
