2012 Tornado
Duluth has always been considered a 'safe haven' from tornadoes, considering that the climate is cool, and the city is right next to Lake Superior. But on August 9, 2012 at around 11 AM, the city's very first 'official' (terrestrial) tornado touched down on Minnesota Point. It had originally started as a waterspout in Superior Bay, just two miles from Sky Harbor Airport, but briefly found its way onto the sandbar's shoreline, making it an 'official' tornado. It quickly dissipated, but soon touched down again on Barker's Island, where it once again quickly dissipated. It caused no serious damage, being that is was a very weak tornado, scoring only EF0 on the Fujita Scale, but it was the very first tornado in Duluth's recorded history. Lake Superior's warm water temperature that year may have contributed to this phenomenon.
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