MPR’s Mark Zdechlik reports from Clarkfield, as the southwestern Minnesota town surveys the damage after severe storm and winds struck area.
Storm that hit Clarkfield was an F3 tornado. It was one of 27 tornadoes in a statewide outbreak on June 16, 1992. The most infamous of these tornadoes was the Chandler-Lake Wilson, which caused over $50 million in property damage, resulting in more than 40 injuries and one fatality. It was the only F5 tornado to occur in the United States in 1992.