160 Tornado at St. Cloud, Minnesota— Hall. 



force, and consequently the destructiveness of these storms. The 

 latitude of Minnesota has saved oar state from many of these 

 visitors as Professor Pavne has shown.* 



NoTE."-In 1884, Sergeant John P. Finley, of the Signal Corps, U. S. 

 Army, published a list of 600 tornadoes, which had been recorded in the 

 United States, to the close of 1881. Twenty-two of that number occurred in 

 Minnesota. For reference, a list of the Minnesota tornadoes is extracted 

 from Sergeant Finley's table : 



1875, August 25th; near Hutchinson. A very sultry day. 

 1870, May 20th; Fort Ripley. 



1877, May 30th, afternoon; near Saint Paul. Storm went northeast. 

 1877, June 14th, afternoon; Langdon. Storm went northeast. 

 1877, June 29th; near Minneapolis. The day very sultry.. 

 1877, July 1st; Waverly. 



1877, July 7th, afternoon; Breckenridge . Time of passing, o minutes. 

 1875, July 3rd, evening; Goodhue county. Nine persons killed and 

 thirty injured. 



1880, June 5th; Lake Crystal. 



1880, June 11th, afternoon; Mower county. 



1881, June 12th, 4 p. m.; Blue Earth City. Storm went northeast. 

 1881, June 12th, 5 p. m.; Rice County. Storm went northeast. 

 1881, July 11th, 5 p. m.; Winona. Storm went northeast. 



1881, July loth, afternoon; West Newton. Five persons killed and 

 twelve wounded; fifteen buildings demolished. 



1881, July 15th, afternoon; Wellington. Many animals killed, some of 

 which had pieces of timber driven through their bodies. 



1881, July 15th, afternoon; Fairfield [Fairfax?]. Storm went southeast. 



1881, July 15th, afternoon; Cairo. 



1881, July 15th, 4:45 p. m.; New Ulni. .Storm went southeast; forty- 

 seven buildings demolisjiec' and two hundred partly wrecked; six persons 

 killed and fifty-three wounded; loss estimated at |300,000 to $500,000. 



1881, July 15th, 6 p. m.; Blue Earth county. Storm went east-southeast. 



1881, July 16th, afternoon; Cottonwood county. Storm went northeast. 



1881, July 16th, afternoon; Redwood county. Storm went northeast. 



1881, September 29, afternoon; Owatonua. Storm Avent northeast; one 

 hundred buildings more or less damaged. 



May 4, 1886. 



*Lo('. cit., p. 113. 



