Reshaping the Tornado Belt

When a devastating tornado hit Grand Forks and East Grand Forks on June 16, 1887, nobody saw it coming. Even the United States Signal Service believed there was a northern limit for tornadoes in theUnited States. The frontier towns of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks were located about seventyfive miles north of Fargo, whichwas thought to be at the northern tip of the Tornado Belt. Leaders of each town proudly claimed that their communities did not have to worry about the destructive power oftor