RACINE, Minn. – A tornado whipped into the ground at 110 mph near Racine, which is 18 miles south of Rochester near the Mower and Olmsted county line. The tornado destroyed farm buildings, snapped numerous trees, and lifted a roof off a house. It crossed U.S. Highway 63 in carving a northeasterly trail. The most substantial damage was south-southwest of Racine, in upper Bear Creek, where the touchdown began
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Peak estimated at 110 mph. Length: 3.3 miles. Maximum width: 85 yards. 7:37 to 7:39 p.m. Green line tracks northeasterly path. Image: National Weather Service