Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Hennepin County, Minnesota, July 20, 1951
RatingF3
Deaths5
Injuries40
Length11.6 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.93, -93.50) to the end point (44.88, -93.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 20, 1951, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Hennepin County
- Near the path
- Edina, Minnetonka, Richfield, Hopkins (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 11.6 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 5 deaths, 40 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 20, 1951
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 1951 | F2 | South Dakota | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.