Description: 1957 Fargo Tornado, North Dakota, Images of America, Paperback On the evening of June 20, 1957, a tornado ripped through Fargo, North Dakota. It caused the deaths of seven children and five adults and left 116 injured. The tornado destroyed 359 buildings and damaged 2,543 more. The nine-mile path of destruction covered over 66 blocks in town, leaving more than 2,000 people homeless and causing approximately $20 million worth of damage. Following the tornado, first responders quickly united to aid those in need, setting up disaster headquarters, finding shelter for over 600 people, and distributing more than 100 tons of clothing and bedding. Dr. Tetsuya Fujita, a meteorologist, studied the Fargo tornado when creating the Fujita scale (F-scale) and later rated it an F5, the most destructive rating. Images of America: 1957 Fargo Tornado, shines a light on the tornado's destruction and the rebuilding of a united and vibrant community.
Price: 16.24 USD
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
End Time: 2024-08-06T17:28:53.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781467126731
Book Title: 1957 Fargo Tornado
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6.5in
Author: Lisa Eggebraaten, Jylisa Doney, Trista Raezer-Stursa, John Hallberg
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Weather, Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Natural Disasters, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, IL, in, Ks, MI, MN, MO, Nd, Ne, OH, Sd, Wi)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Photography, Nature, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
