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Deadly Plains storms flatten Nicollet township and towns
The northern Plains faced intense twisters and large hail with destructive force. In Nicollet Minnesota 70 homes were lost and cornfields stripped while silos toppled and cattle wandered, causing accidents and widespread debris as a 20 mile long F 3 tornado path damaged roofs and fronts along a Nicollet St Peter corridor. Weather officials warned of continuing severe activity across Missouri Wisconsin Indiana and the Dakotas with power outages flash floods and close to two dozen injuries reported. A 90 year old man died in rural Lake Emily Minnesota amid the devastation.
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Nicollet
Minn
Plains
Minnesota
Tom Doherty
le Sueur County
Sheriff's
Missouri
Jefferson City
New York
National Weather Service
Thomas O’brien
Lake Emily
Roxy Traxler
Karen Trammell
Wisconsin
Waukesha County
Indiana
Lake Michizzan
Dakotas
Jeff Miller
Wolsey
South Dakota
Interstate 40
Galup
Nicollet County
St. Peter
Tim Pawleny
Minneapolis