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Destructive regional storm sweeps from Gary to Winona
Rain wind and hail devastated the state with four to six inch hail sheets and a four to twelve mile wide tornado path. New Ulm escaped major damage while Sleepy Eye Austin and Milford suffered heavy losses including windows, schools and farms. Dozens of named farms and residents across Nicollet, Cottonwood, Brown and Lyon counties reported total or near total crop losses with property damage in the hundreds of thousands to millions and multiple injuries. Additional storms Sunday and Monday worsened conditions and threatened bridges and rail lines as communities struggle to recover.
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New Ulm
Booch
Sleepy Eye
Austin
Hirst
Redwood County
Vesta
Renville
Brown County
Divan
Cobden
Swan Lake
Milford
Ridgely
West Newton
Cottonwood Township
Herman Albrecht
Gottlieb Geisler
John Gareis
Henry Mueller
George Mauch
Fred Meyer
Ed. Hensel
August Frank
Mrs. Luede
Henle
Nicollet County
Loeffelmacher Farm
St. George
Fritsche
Kuehner
Durbdahn
Lillie
Huelskamps
Klinglers
Gleissner
Vetters
Biebls
Matschs
Wendingers
Roesch
Swansea
O'Shea
Resort
Goblitsches
Rieke
Quandt
Traurig
Volz
Arhart
Albrecht
Franta
Green
Busbard
Klossner
Wellner
Borchert
Dirks
Martinka
Meidl
Bartl
Muehlbauer
Schreiner
Clobes
Gieseke
Baumann
Unverworn
Simmet
Meyer
Nicollet
Oshawa
St. Peter
Mankato
Waseca
Mower County
Winona
la Crosse
Mississippi Valley
Dubuque