2008 Dakotas-Montana Tornado Outbreak

This unusual and violent outbreak occurred from 10th to 13th June 2008, with 44 confirmed tornadoes on the ground, including 5 EF3s and one EF4. This also caused Idaho's first deadly tornado since reliable records began in 1950, and several record-breaking twisters in their respective regions were confirmed. Eight twisters claimed a total of 44 combined indirect fatalities and 216 indirect injuries, one of them being Idaho's first directly-deadly tornado [2 direct fatalities and at least 11 injuries].

Summary
At least 7 directly-deadly tornadoes hit the Black Hills region, as the outbreak also took place in some areas in Minnesota and Wyoming as well. The deadliest tornadoes of the outbreak are tied for deadliest [6 fatalities] happened in Fort Benton-Chinook, MT and near Fargo, ND, both on 12th June. No deadly twisters happened on 13th June, as that was the only day with no deadly/significant tornadoes reported/confirmed. Five of the seven deadly tornadoes happened on 12th June, as one happened at around 11:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time.

Overall, at least 21 people were directly killed in this outreak, along with 44 indirect fatalities, two from a natural gas explosion, and several others five forest fires, along with several cases of lightning strikes and hail. One case was also because when a coincidental EF2 hit a hospital in Butte, Montana, 2 patients died due to natural causes. Several other patients were directly injured, but only one direct fatality was recorded in Butte. Ten direct fatalities were confirmed in Montana, along with 13 indirect fatalities, as Montana had the most fatalities combined. The two longest-track tornadoes out of all of them in the Black Hills region since 1950 also happened with this outbreak, and despite sparse population of most impacted regions, at least $250 million in direct damage [about $45 million in indirect damages] was tallied.

Notable Tornadoes
Eleven notable twisters, only one not being deadly [directly or indirectly] slammed into the Black Hills area within just the four days.

Wishek, ND Tornado
A rope but damaging tornado formed as a waterspout in the Green Lake, and grew more powerful as it hit land. Several wooden homes from the 19th century were almost completely swept away, as trees were uprooted nearby. The tornado also crossed through several ponds while on its way to Wishek. Very few structures were impacted for the first 5.5 miles of its journey. Only five structures were even damaged at all, but four of them were demolished due to being built in the 19th century. It then hit the Wishek Airport. All of the structures sustained significant damage, and just seconds later, it hit the suburbs of Wishek, then hit downtown, with more suburbs hit. It died just 35 seconds after hitting Wishek. In the very end, this tornado left at least 29 homes destroyed [EF2 damage or higher] and 255+ homes damaged. One person got killed when his warehouse collapsed on him just after he escorted everyone to the bathrooms. Nine people were injured, and about $2.5 million in damages were resulted from the tornado's 9-mile path.