Portal:Tornadoes/Anniversaries/June 16

June 16

  • 1942 – A tornado struck southern Brazil, destroying many buildings including two hotels and a church. Reports from the day after indicate that more than 20 people were killed and hundreds were injured.
  • 1992 – An F5 tornado moved through Chandler, Minnesota, destroying 75 homes and damaging more than 90 other structures. One person was killed and 40 were injured.
  • 2014 – A strong supercell spawned a complex family of six tornadoes in northeastern Nebraska, four of which were rated EF4. The most destructive of these destroyed about half of Pilger and killed one person. A simultaneous EF4 tornado east of the town killed another person. Video of these twin tornadoes was widely shown in news media and online.