Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, September 1, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length9.8 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (48.75, -94.80) to the end point (48.72, -94.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 1, 1961, 5:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Lake of the Woods County
- Near the path
- Baudette (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 9.8 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 1, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 1961 | F4 | Iowa | 26.6 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 1, 1961 | F2 | Iowa | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 1, 1961 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.