On June 17, 1882, 143 years ago today, an F5 tornado tore an estimated 105-mile long path through parts of six central Iowa counties, claiming 68 lives and injuring another 300.

That evening, a tornado carved a nine-mile path through Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota. Ten people were killed and another 103 were injured, but it could have been much worse.

He then rated the Fargo tornado an F5, the highest level on the scale. That remains one of only two F5s (or EF5s) on record in North Dakota, including a May 29, 1953, twister in Ft. Rice.

June 20 marks 68 years since a massive tornado, which has since been commonly referred to as the “Fargo Tornado” carved a nine-mile path through Fargo and Moorhead.

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