Waseca in Waseca County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Memorial Park

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

1. Memorial Park Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory of Waseca residents who suffered the loss of life and property in the tornado of April 30, 1967. The tornado destroyed and damaged homes in this southeastern part of Waseca. Much of the debris, ruined personal belongings and memories are buried under this site.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical date for this entry is April 30, 1967.

Location. 44° 4.582′ N, 93° 29.18′ W. Marker is in Waseca, Minnesota, in Waseca County. It can be reached from East Elm Avenue (Old U.S. 14) just east of 13th Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is on the north side of Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1400 East Elm Avenue, Waseca MN 56093, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

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least one other marker is within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Trowbridge Park Bandstand (approx. 1.1 miles away).

Also see . . . Tornado outbreak of April 30 – May 2, 1967 (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: A destructive severe weather episode affected portions of the Midwestern and Southern United States from April 30–May 2, 1967. It consisted of two consecutive tornado outbreaks that generated at least 38 tornadoes, causing 13 fatalities and 90 injuries. All of the deaths occurred on April 30, which is known as the 1967 Iowa–Minnesota tornado outbreak, or Black Sunday, to residents of Iowa and southern Minnesota. That day spawned a total of 21 tornadoes, devastating the towns of Albert Lea and Waseca, Minnesota.
Waseca: 6 deaths. This tornado was the last violent event of the entire outbreak sequence. It paralleled Minnesota State Highway 13, known then as Highway 67, and damaged farms on each side of the highway. In Waseca, the tornado leveled six homes, destroyed 16, and extensively damaged 25. The tornado injured 22 people.

(Submitted on July 31, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

2. Memorial Park Marker

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 3, 2022

3. Memorial Park Marker

Looking south across Memorial Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 31, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.