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An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
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1883 Rochester tornado
Windstorm in Minnesota, United States
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 Fujita scale, caused at least 37 deaths and over 200 injuries. The tornado was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Rochester, Minnesota
City in Minnesota, United States
Rochester is a city in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. It is located along rolling bluffs on the Zumbro River's south fork in Southeast Minnesota. It is the third-most populous city in Minnesota with a population of 121,395 at the 2020 census,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mayo Clinic
American academic medical center
Mayo Clinic is a private American academic medical center focused on integrated healthcare, education, and research. It maintains three major campuses in Rochester, Minnesota; Jacksonville, Florida; and Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)