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Uh Oh, Fridley: This is Coldest Spring Since Tornado Years of 1965 and 1987

See video clips of 1986 tornado and 1965 damage here.

Bad omen: So far the spring of 2013 is the coldest since 1965 and 1986, both years when tornadoes struck Fridley something fierce.

See video above (or at YouTube) of the 1986 tornado. And see damage in Fridley from the 1965 tornadoes (click on the second YouTube thumbnail or watch it at YouTube).

Here's an exchange on Twitter with the historic weather observation and the caution about Fridley's history:

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Belinda Jensen (@BelindaKARE11) tweeted:

Coldest spring since 1965, 48 years ago. High that day was 15, we will hit 21 after starting at 4. 1986 wasn't too far behind 25/6 that day.

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Chris Walterbach (@wallyindsm) replied:

Yikes...we had bad tornadoes in Fridley both of those years as well! Look out Fri-town!


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