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Tornado Formation and Path
- When
- June 12, 1899
- Where
- West-central Wisconsin
An estimated F5 tornado formed in the early evening of June 12, 1899, creating a 45-mile path of destruction through west-central Wisconsin.
The storm formed in the early evening of Monday, June 12, 1899. It was estimated as an F5 on the original Fujita scale, with winds in excess of 200 miles per hour. The tornado left a 45-mile-long path of destruction through St. Croix, Polk, and Barron counties.
Sources
- 1899 New Richmond tornado Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-30
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