Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Wilkin County, Minnesota, July 2, 1955
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length18.7 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (46.52, -96.70) to the end point (46.27, -96.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 2, 1955, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Wilkin County
- Path
- 18.7 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 2, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 1955 | F4 | North Dakota | 9.1 mi | 150 yd | 2 | 19 |
| Jul 2, 1955 | F1 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.