Monthly Archives: May 2007

I was playing a softball game in South Fargo during the evening, and the pitcher said he was done and the game was over because of a big black cloud near Casselton. When to the north to near 10th St. … Continue reading →

I was 9 at that time and lived at 1447 12 street North. However our family was at our lake cottage at Lake Pelican. Nothing special about the evening of the tornado but the next morning I was walking to … Continue reading →

I was 9 at the time and lived at 1447 12 St N.  However our family was at our lake cottage at Lake Pelican. Nothing special about the evening of the tornado but the next morning I was walking to … Continue reading →

"Our address was 1213 10th St. N. and was across the street from AmericanLutheran Church (now Peace Lutheran Curch). It was Thursday evening andmy partents, Art and Clara Schafte, had arrived home after groceryshopping. They spoke about how black the … Continue reading →

"The day was extremely heavy. I remember looking at the sky before the tornado hit. It was greenish black. The sky looked sick, almost like it was ready to throw up. Our parents had just moved to a side-by-side duplex … Continue reading →

"I was born in Fargo and at the time of the June tornado I was 16 years old. My recollections of that day are very similar to most accounts- a hot, muggy day with the sky turning a greenish gray … Continue reading →

"I was at the Legion Baseball game and it was very warm and humid. We were at 8th Street North and 7th Avenue. It took down large trees in the area and I believe we were just south of the … Continue reading →

"I was between my freshman and sophomore years of school on that day. I was laid up in my house that complete summer, due to a very severe kidney infection, and will never forget that day. "It started out as … Continue reading →

"It was humid and warm until the sky turned black. I lived 1136 7th St. N. and this is where I saw the tornado coming. I was in the path and it blew down the garage next door toward the … Continue reading →

"On the 20th of June, 1957, I had just celebrated my 6th birthday at 1909 7th St. N. in Fargo. That house, still standing, was three houses north of Barnett Field. The neighbor boys and I used to catch home … Continue reading →