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north, growing to one mile in width. Around 6:00 PM CDT, a house and barn were destroyed approximately one mile west of Manchester on County Road 25, where extensive tree and structural damage was also noted at several properties in the area. Additionally, west of this tornadic damage, a separate area of tree and structural damage was caused by strong thunderstorm winds associated with a rear flank downdraft. About one mile north, the tornado weakened slightly to EF-2 intensity, where it damaged three full grain bins near County Road 29. The tornado was approximately 1300 yards at this point. Further north, at County Road 95, the tornado continued to weaken, although a farmstead still received EF-1 damage to trees and structures. Finally, the tornado continued north and began to narrow and weaken. It dissipated west of Hartland. One person was killed and 14 injured from this tornado. Another EF-4 tornado tracked northward for nearly 9 miles to about 12 miles north of Mayville by 405 PM CDT and crossed into Grand Forks County in North Dakota. It then continued for another 8 miles to around 10 miles west of Thompson by 418 PM CDT, for a total track length of nearly 17 miles. Trees in shelterbelts and farmsteads were snapped, uprooted, or sheared off. One well constructed house near Holmes was completely swept from its foundation and destroyed. Peak winds were estimated at 185 mph. A farm shop about five and one-half miles north of Mayville was hit by the tornado, destroying the shop. A man inside survived with cuts on his hand. There were several other reports of tornadoes across North Dakota and Minnesota on this day.
• 1882: A tornado traveled more than 200 miles across the state of Iowa killing 130 persons. The tornado traveled at nearly 60 mph and touched down about 90 miles west of Grinnell, struck the town and its college around sunset, killing 60, and caused more than half a million dollars damage.
• 1944: What appears to have been an F5 tornado crossed from South Dakota into Minnesota. Some farms were swept away so completely that there wasn't even any debris left. Eight people were killed. The twister was nearly a mile wide and was on the ground for 30 miles.
• 1971: Hurricane Bridget sunk the flagship of the Admiral of the Mexican Navy as it passed off the coast of Mexico near Acapulco.
• 1988: Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds across Georgia and the Carolinas. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 75 mph at Eden, NC.
• 2010: At least 20 tornadoes roared across North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin between 4pm and 8pm, including three EF4s.
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