A Terrifying, Deadly Storm Struck North Dakota In 1957... And No One Saw It Coming
By Leah|Published June 06, 2016
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Leah moved to North Dakota when she was 12 years old and has traveled from the Red River Valley to the badlands and many places in between. She loves small-town life and currently enjoys living on a small farm in the ND prairie. She's always had a passion for writing and has participated in novel writing challenges such as NaNoWriMo multiple times. Her favorite part about this job is recognizing small businesses that deserve a boost and seeing the positive affect her articles can have on their traffic, especially in rural areas that might have otherwise gone overlooked.
No one could imagine what was coming on June 20, 1957, and how that day would go down in history and in science for the future of storms to come all over the world. While North Dakota is not unheard of as a tornado spawning ground during the early and late summer months, it certainly wasn’t prepared for this. Millions of dollars in damages and the loss of 10 lives resulted from this storm and it will never be forgotten.
The storm showed no mercy in its path and probably, hopefully, will not be matched for many years to come. Take a look at this original video footage of the twister and some of its aftermath from 1957:
It’s been almost 59 years since, and I can’t imagine what it was like to go through. Were you there, or did you have family there when this happened?
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