HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979 06-29 Minnesota cities plagued by numerous tornadoes DISPATCH Minnesota cities plagued
by
numerous tornadoes
By NANCY LIVINGSTON This type of damage was common to the area, which has
Staff Writer homes valued at$80,000 to$100,000.
Four homes less than a year old in a new Maplewood ELSEWHERE, Apple Valley police officials said about
housing development on high ground south of the Ramsey 8:40 p.m. a tornado tore off the corner of a roof at the home
County Workhouse and east of the Battle Creek area were of Edward Hurney, 13923 Everest Ave., Apple Valley, cans-
damaged by a tornado about 9:10 p.m. Thursday. The twister ing an estimated $15,000 damage. Other homes in the area
touched down in the vicinity of Lower Afton Road and Hwy. received minor damage such as torn shingles and blown-off
120. — siding.
Over 40 twisters in Iowa Page 4. Contrary to earlier reports, Rosemount police officials
said no tornadoes touched down in Rosemount, but the area
Maplewood Deputy Police Chief Tom Hagen said the did receive about two inches of rain and there is standing
home of Tim Shanley, 457 O'Day Circle, lost its garage and water in the farm fields.
received serious damage to the roof and living room. Three In southern and western Minnesota,at least a dozen torna-
other homes
were less seriouslydamaged by the swirling does were cited, the National Weather Service reported. At
winds,flying debris and heavyleast three homes were destroyed and 19 others were dam-
Mrs. Peter Windey, 454 O'Day St., said the homes in the aged in the small southwestern community of Mountain
area are so new, most don't even have sod yet. She said the Lake in Cottonwood County. No injuries were reported. One
home next door to hers was just purchased Thursday. of the buildings damaged was the Mennonite Brethren
Mrs. Windey said some siding was blown off her home,
Church.
windows were cracked and her van was damaged by debris. See Storm,Page 2
Tornado : Maplewood is battered
Continued from Page 1 EARLIER IN THE DAY,tor- near Breckenridge, but authori-
N roof was lifted from one house, nadoes and strong thunder- ties said the car's occupants es-
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there were no injuries. Dam- storms swept the North Dakota- caped unharmed.
Z Minn., damaging buildings
age was in the vicinity of 139th Minnesota state line at Brecken-
Street and Everest Avenue at ridge, HEAVY RAIN and some hail
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O. about 9 p.m. and uprooting trees. No injuries was reported in scattered areas
i An early report of damage were reported there,either. of southern and western Minne-
near the Mendota Bridge in Da- The National Weather Service sota as the storm system moved
k kota County proved false, au- said the public reported nine tor- at about 30 miles an hour.
�� thorities said. Strong winds nadoes between 2 and 3:30 p.m. In the Nashua and Lake Lillian
battered Rosemount, but there in a 15- to 20-mile radius of areas, near Breckenridge, two
were no reports of serious dam- Wahpeton and Breckenridge, homes were damaged, one was
age,authorities said. about 40 miles south of Fargo. destroyed and a warehouse in
Touchdowns also were report- A home in Breckenridge was Nashua was damaged.
ed in Annandale, Lake Lillian, damaged and the roof was
Norcross, Starbuck and Glen- ripped off a warehouse there. But in Annandale, six homes
wood. The twister reportedly hit a car were heavily damaged and a
barn was leveled.
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Examining the tornado damage at Tim Shan-
boring Woodbury. Fligh winds destroyed Shan-
leg's home at 457 O'Day. Circle, Maplewood, is ley's garage and part of his living room.
George Strasser, 6332 Brchwood Rd., in neigh- --Staff Photo by Sully Doroshow
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