1918 Tyler tornado

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| formed = August 21, 1918 9:20 pm

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| total fatalities = 36 fatalities 100 injuries

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The 1918 Tyler tornado was a deadly and destructive tornado that devastated the town of Tyler, Minnesota on Wednesday, August 21, 1918. The F4-estimated tornado hit the town at approximately 9:20 pm, killing 36 people and injuring over 100 others.[http://climate.umn.edu/doc/historical/tornadic.htm Minnesota Tornado History and Statistics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070811154836/http://climate.umn.edu/doc/historical/tornadic.htm |date=2007-08-11 }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.gendisasters.com/minnesota/3395/tyler,-mn-tornado,-aug-1918 |title=Tyler, MN Tornado, Aug 1918 {{!}} GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods |access-date=2008-03-09 |archive-date=2018-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619113024/http://www.gendisasters.com/minnesota/3395/tyler,-mn-tornado,-aug-1918 |url-status=live }} Debris from Tyler was found up to {{convert|23|mi|km|0}} away.[http://www.tylertribute.com/web%20page.htm Welcome To Tyler, Minnesota] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513063753/http://www.tylertribute.com/web%20page.htm |date=2008-05-13 }} It is the fourth-deadliest tornado in Minnesota's history.