Hugo, Minnesota was struck by a terrifying thunderstorms with large pack of hail last May 25, 2008. The National Weather Service rated the tornado in Hugo Minnesota as an EF-3 class and according to the residents, the tornado touched down their town at around 5:30 pm.The tornado killed one child and damaged dozens of houses. The child was only 2 years old and his sibling and parents were rushed in Regions Hospital because of injuries.
Many emergency team visited the area to look for those who have not been located and measure the damage. There are 20 people missing but it is possible that many of them were in out of town.
An estimated of 300 to 400 homes were evacuated because of these tornado. Residents are worry that their not safe inside of their house because of downed power lines and leaky gas lines. Xcel Energy Company said that there were 800 homes are powerless. The city made an evacuation area at Oneka Elementary School for those who evacuated their homes.
The temperature hit into 80s blended with cooler temperature that made two severe storms. The first storm carried tornadoes and hail and the second was pour of rain, hail and wind. House windows and car windshields were damaged because of baseball-size hail.
State Governor Tim Pawlenty announced that on Monday he's planning to visit the affected areas and to meet his city officials.
The last large reported tornado in Hugo, MN area was in 1965 when an F-4 tornado ripped through the city killing 6 and injuring more than 150 people.
Pictures and Videos:
Hugo Tornado Video - YouTube
Hugo Tornado Pictures - wcco.com
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