Cloud tornado, it hit St. Cloud, then it hit Sauk Rapids even harder, so it just went right across the river, knocked over the bridge on its path going across the Mississippi. Cloud, Sauk Rapids and Rice Tornado Here are some historical pictures taken of the destruction from an F4 tornado/cyclone on the cities of St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids and Rice, Minnesota on April 14, 1886. Gallery Credit: Brown and Riley, "Cyclone Views: Pictures Sauk Rapids Cyclone" (1886).