Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Steele County, Minnesota, May 22, 1962
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.97, -93.23) to the end point (44.08, -93.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 22, 1962, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Steele County
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 22, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1962 | F2 | Minnesota | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1962 | F2 | Iowa | 4.1 mi | 800 yd | 1 | 0 |
| May 22, 1962 | F0 | Minnesota | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.