‘Lucky To Be Alive’: 9 Tornadoes Confirmed, Marking Minnesota’s 1st December Tornadoes
December 21, 2021 | Minnesota
Minnesota saw its first-ever confirmed tornadoes in December amid blustery thunderstorms Wednesday evening that left thousands without power.
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The National Weather Service Twin Cities confirmed three tornadoes and its LaCrosse office confirmed six for a total of nine recorded in Minnesota. The NWS calls it the “Historic Storm of December 15-16, 2021.”
The most powerful tornado of the night struck in the Hartland area. It was an EF-2, with winds up to 115 mph.
A Sumner tornado in northwest Fillmore County, with wind speeds up to 85 mph, was an EF-0, as were the Lewiston, Preston and Wyattville tornados…. (Excerpts from CBS Minnesota)
