The 1918 Tyler tornado was a deadly and destructive
tornado that devastated the town of
Tyler, Minnesota
Tyler is a city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population in was 1,143 at the 2010 census.
History
Tyler was platted in 1879. It was named for C. B. Tyler, a Minnesota land agent and newspaper editor. A post office has been in ...
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 away.
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It is the fourth-deadliest tornado in Minnesota's history.
See also
* Climate of Minnesota
Minnesota has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. Minnesota's location in the Upper Midwest allows it to experience some of the widest variety of weather in the United States, with each of the four seasons having its ow ...
* List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
* 1919 Fergus Falls tornado
The 1919 Fergus Falls tornado was a large and destructive tornado that struck Fergus Falls, Minnesota on Sunday, June 22, 1919. It killed 57 people and is the second deadliest tornado in Minnesota's history (1st was the 1886 Sauk Rapids tornado). ...
References
1918
This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide.
Events
Below, the events ...
Tornadoes of 1918
1918
This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide.
Events
Below, the events ...
1918 in Minnesota
1918 natural disasters in the United States
August 1918 events
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