sunday. the national weather service saying this was classified as an ef 3 tornado. it was on the ground for just a matter of four minutes. this didn t just happen in a sa vacuum. it comes in a week where we have seen deadly tornados, high flood waters and high water rescues including here. the mayor told us they conducted about 46 high water rescues just days ago. here we are days later on the scene of a deadly tornado. we want to go to our meteorologist now. karen mcginnes joins us with more. an ef-3 tornado is stronger
tore into housing foundations, swept into homes and flooded basements. my basement is up to the top of the stairs with water, so i ve lost everything down there. reporter: floodwaters also rushed into the duluth zoo in the darkness of the night, and mayhem ensued. all our barn animals were washed away in the flood. reporter: peacocks escaped and so did two seals. they were washed out of the zoo by 14 foot high flood waters. they landed on nearby roads and were rescued. to see a seal in duluth, you don t expect to see a seal in duluth. the primary concern was if a seal can get out, a polar bear can get out. reporter: indeed, the rising tide of water swept out a polar bear. he was later tranquilized and brought to safety. larry jacobs, abc news. unbelievable. wow. and the geography, the topography of duluth is unique. we were just discussing it because the city is build around steep hills and cliffs. they re calling this the duluth deluge. say that ten times faster.
northeastern minnesota city and flooded basements. my basement is up to the top of the stairs with water, so i ve lost everything down there. reporter: floodwaters also rushed into the duluth zoo in the darkness of the night, and mayhem ensued. all our barn animals were washed away in the flood. and drown. reporter: peacocks escaped and so did two seals. they were washed out of the zoo by 14 foot high flood waters. the seals landed on nearby roads and rescued. to see a seal in duluth, you don t expect to see a seal in duluth. the primary concern was if a seal can get out, a polar bear can get out. reporter: indeed, the rising tide of water swept out a polar bear. he was later tranquilized and brought to safety. larry jacobs, abc news. unbelievable. wow. and the geography, the topography of duluth is unique. we were just discussing it because the city is built around steep hills and cliffs. they re calling this the duluth deluge. say that ten times fast.