38 tornadoes are found in the SPC Database for June 28, 1979. It is an F3 that barreled through the town of Algona, IA that is the topic of this summary. It was photographed by John Cullen, a staff photographer for the Algona Upper Des Moines and the Kossuth County Advance Newspapers.
Per the Storm Data entry, there was damage to numerous farms and nearby crops before hitting Algona. In the town, 104 homes and 20 businesses were destroyed. 349 homes were damaged. 2 women were killed in their homes. Per Thomas Grazulis, there was near-F4 damage to about 30 homes.
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