MPR’s Jon Gordon reports on the devastation left from multiple tornadoes that struck southwest Minnesota towns. Chandler and Lake Wilson were the worst hit.
On June 16, 1992, a devastating tornado ravaged portions of southwest Minnesota. Commonly referred as the Chandler-Lake Wilson tornado, it caused over $50 million in property damage, resulting in more than 40 injuries and one fatality. The National Weather Service estimated this F5 tornado packed winds in excess of 260 mph. It was the only F5 tornado to occur in the United States in 1992. Storm was one of 27 tornadoes in a statewide outbreak that day.