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August 17

• 1946 – An F4 tornado killed 11 people and injured 100 in the destruction of a campground near Mankato, Minnesota. Farms were also destroyed, resulting in the deaths of more than 1,000 turkeys. An F4 tornado leveled a farm house and struck Wells, Minnesota at F2 intensity, injuring 30 people.