What is Fargo tornado?
{{complex|date=January 2024}} '''The Fargo tornado''' was a deadly [[Fujita scale|F5]] [[tornado]] that struck [[Fargo, North Dakota]], on [[Thursday]], June 20, 1957. The tornado was part of a larger system of storms that resulted in five separate tornadoes in the immediate region. [[File:1957 Fargo tornado.jpg|thumb]] == Results == Damage was extensive and included 100 blocks of [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]]. Approximately 329 homes were destroyed and some of them were completely swept off their foundations - a classic example of F5 damage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tornadotalk.com/fargo-nd-f5-tornado-june-20-1957/|title=Fargo, ND F5 Tornado – June 20, 1957 – Tornado Talk|last=Narramore|first=Jen|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref> == Historical Significance == [[Ted Fujita|Dr. Ted Fujita]] studied the Fargo Tornado and coined many terms including [[wall cloud]], [[tail cloud]],and [[collar cloud]]. A reunion of survivors took place on June 20, 2007, the same day the tornado took place in [[Fargo, North Dakota]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.weather.gov/fgf/fargo57tornado |title=Fargo 1957 F5 Tornado |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |website=www.weather.gov|language=EN-US|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref> ==References== <references /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Fargo tornado, The}} [[Category:20th century in North Dakota]] [[Category:Tornadoes in the United States]] [[Category:1957 in the United States]] [[Category:1950s in weather]] {{history-stub}}