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July 15

• 1881 – A significant tornado outbreak impacted Minnesota. A tornado family up to at least F4 (probably F5) intensity completely swept away several farms in Wellington Township and destroyed 47 buildings in New Ulm, killing 20 people. Another F4 tornado killed four people on farms in Fairfield.
• 1988 – Three tornadoes (F2, F3, and F1 in chronological order), spawned by a mesoscale convective complex, moved on parallel paths through Council Bluffs, Iowa, injuring 88 people. Eighteen homes and three mobiles homes were destroyed and more than 1,000 other structures were damaged. Damage totaled $43 million, equivalent to $96 million in 2023.