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The 1998 Comfrey–St. Peter tornado outbreak was an unseasonably-strong tornado outbreak which affected the Upper Midwest region of the United States on March 29, 1998. A strong area of low pressure combined with a warm front and favorable upper-level dynamics to produce 16 tornadoes across the region—14 in Minnesota and two in Wisconsin.
Two people were killed, and 21 others were injured. Most of the damage was caused by three tornadoes: an F4 tornado that hit the town of Comfrey, Minnesota, an F3 tornado that struck St. Peter, Minnesota, and an F2 tornado that hit Le Center, Minnesota.
Comfrey is located in Minnesota's 1st congressional district, represented by Brad Finstad, a Republican. At the state level, Comfrey is located in Senate districts 21 and 22, represented by Republicans Gary Dahms and Bill Weber (politician), and in House districts 21B and 22B, represented by Republicans Paul Torkelson and Rod Hamilton.
Severe storms brought damaging winds, heavy rain and a few reports of tornadoes to Minnesota, where one person died in a crash that authorities said was caused by downed power lines. Tens of ...
A confirmed tornado tore through Forada, Minnesota, on Memorial Day, possibly damaging as many as 100 homes and downing power lines, according to one county official. AccuWeather forecasters had ...
The May 15, 1998 Minnesota storms were several instances of severe thunderstorms that impacted much of Minnesota on May 15, 1998. A combination of tornadoes , downbursts and large hail combined to cause $1.5 billion (1998 USD) in damage across the state.
Pittsburg County and McAlester residents who sustained damage from the weekend storms are asked to report damage by contacting the Pittsburg County/McAlester Emergency Management Office at 918-423 ...
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