Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Watonwan County, Minnesota, May 18, 1962
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length42.4 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.07, -94.80) to the end point (43.88, -93.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 18, 1962, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Watonwan County, Blue Earth County
- Path
- 42.4 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 18, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1962 | F2 | Nebraska | 14.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1962 | F1 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1962 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1962 | F1 | Iowa | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1962 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1962 | F1 | Minnesota | 1.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 18, 1962 | F1 | Iowa | 1.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1962 | F1 | Minnesota | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1962 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1962 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1962 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1962 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.