Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Prairie County, Montana, July 18, 1962
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length40.6 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (46.58, -105.00) to the end point (46.30, -104.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 18, 1962, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Montana
- Counties
- Prairie County, Custer County, Fallon County
- Near the path
- Ismay (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 40.6 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 18, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 1962 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1962 | F1 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1962 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1962 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.