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tipped over and damaged by the very high winds.

1882: Eyewitnesses near Dubuque, IA claimed two frogs hopped out of a melting hailstone after a thunderstorm.

1944: A confused tornado in Sioux City, IA spun in one spot for 20 minutes. Then the tornado moved erratically as it made a u-turn and headed southeast for 3 miles.

1992: Sixty-five tornadoes ravaged the central United States. In Minnesota alone 27 tornadoes touched down. An F5 tornado cut a 16 mile long path across Nobles and Murray Counties, leveling half of Chandler, killing 1 person and doing $27 million in damages.