Talk:Comfrey - St. Peter Tornado Outbreak

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[edit] Confirmed tornadoes

Can't seem to come up with the six short lived tornadoes that touched down before the three long-lived tornadoes. Anyone know of any good sources where this information is confirmed? --RyguyMN 03:20, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

You may want to check out the NCDC archived list, they could have the information there. The long-tracked tornadoes that take up a lot of space in the box could also be moved into separate sections below the list. CrazyC83 19:46, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Here is what I found from NCDC:

• Location or County Date Time Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
• 1 Lismore 03/29/1998 03:23 PM Tornado F2 0 0 400K 0
• 2 Leota 03/29/1998 03:25 PM Tornado F0 0 0 10K 0
• 3 Wilmont 03/29/1998 03:28 PM Tornado F0 0 0 50K 0
• 4 St Killian 03/29/1998 03:35 PM Tornado F2 0 0 200K 0
• 5 St Killian 03/29/1998 03:45 PM Tornado F1 0 0 100K 0
• 6 Avoca 03/29/1998 03:50 PM Tornado F1 0 0 50K 0
• 7 Fulda 03/29/1998 03:55 PM Tornado F1 0 0 50K 0
• 8 Westbrook 03/29/1998 03:55 PM Tornado F3 0 3 30.0M 0
• 9 Darfur 03/29/1998 04:28 PM Tornado F4 0 0 0 0
• 10 Comfrey 03/29/1998 04:30 PM Tornado F4 1 16 45.0M 0
• 11 Cambria 03/29/1998 05:05 PM Tornado F4 0 0 0 0
• 12 Courtland 03/29/1998 05:07 PM Tornado F4 0 0 0 0
• 13 Wabasha 03/29/1998 05:07 PM Tornado F0 0 0 0 0
• 14 Nicollet 03/29/1998 05:18 PM Tornado F3 1 0 120.0M 0
• 15 Ottawa 03/29/1998 05:35 PM Tornado F3 0 0 0 0
• 16 Cleveland 03/29/1998 05:48 PM Tornado F2 0 2 20.0M 0
• 17 Lonsdale 03/29/1998 06:09 PM Tornado F1 0 0 0 0
• 18 Lonsdale 03/29/1998 06:16 PM Tornado F2 0 0 20.0M 0
• 19 Castle Rock 03/29/1998 06:25 PM Tornado F2 0 0 0 0
• 20 Hastings 03/29/1998 06:43 PM Tornado F0 0 0 0 0
• TOTALS: 2 21 235.860M 0

We know that there were 14 tornadoes in this outbreak, and that there was only one F4 and one F3. So #'s 8, 9, 11,12 & 15 look to be duplicate entries for the same tornado. Also, based on the NWS graphic on the page, it appears that #1 & #4 are the same one (since there was only one F2 in that region of the state). So if you get rid of those 6 lines ([1 or 4], 8, 9, 11, 12, 15) I think you have what you're looking for. Besdies the NCDC, here is a link that has some useful info... http://climate.umn.edu/doc/journal/comfrey_tornado_five_year.htm >> Gopher backer 20:53, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Ok, based on the write-up above, the #1 tornado was in fact the first tornado touchdown. It looks like we should go with #1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. I've bolded them also. Does everyone else agree? If so, the tornado listing should be updated to reflect this. RyguyMN 18:17, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

The summary listing of tornadoes has been updated with the bolded tornado events included and have also added the times of touchdowns. RyguyMN 18:50, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fatalities

I see there is no mention of the only victim in the St. Peter part of the storm- Dustin Schneider. andrewI20^Talk 03:00, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

There is mention that there was one fatality in St. Peter. Are these articles supposed to name the victims? Gopher backer 22:58, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Naming victims is not necessary for these articles RyguyMN 05:27, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

St. Peter, Minnesota says that the tornado that hit St. Peter killed one person. Gustavus Adolphus College says it killed two, and one of them was near the college. Comfrey - St. Peter Tornado Outbreak says two people were killed by two tornadoes: one in Hanska (but he didn't die until the next day) and one in St. Peter (but it mentions him twice). All of these are true, but confusing, especially when taken together. I'd like to change the Gustavus count to 1, and revise this article for clarity. Eostrom 02:52, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

That makes sense. I updated this article (and moved the ref), feel free to adjust the Gustavus one as well. Gopher backer 03:16, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Twist of Fate

Should the book, Twist of Fate, be mentioned in the article? It was a book written by countless victims of the storm.--theblueflamingo^Speak 07:32, 8 January 2007 (UTC)