Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Emmons County, North Dakota, August 25, 1959

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width10 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (46.50, -100.10) to the end point (46.50, -100.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
August 25, 1959, 5:17 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
North Dakota
Counties
Emmons County
Path
1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.