1883 Rochester tornado
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On August 21, 1883, a violent and devastating tornado affected southeastern portions of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The massive tornado, retrospectively estimated to have been an F5 on the modern Fuj
The track of the tornado
Damage in Rochester, MN after the tornado
The Mayo Clinic Hospital – Rochester is a 2,059-bed teaching hospital located in Rochester, Minnesota. It comprises the Saint Marys Campus with its Mayo Eugenio Litta Children's Hospital, as well as i
1883 Rochester tornado
…August 21. A third significant tornado occurred two hours before the main event hit Rochester. The Rochester tornado indirectly led to the formation of Saint Mary's Hospital, now part of the Mayo Clinic. The tornado closely followed destructive tornadoes a month earlier in the same area: on July 21, two significant, deadly…
Mayo Clinic Hospital - Rochester, Saint Marys Campus
St. Mary's Hospital in 1910
Mayo Clinic Hospital – Rochester, Saint Mary's Campus, main entrance