Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Watonwan County, Minnesota, July 16, 1963

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length5.2 mi

Width1,760 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.05, -94.77) to the end point (44.05, -94.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 16, 1963, 7:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Minnesota
Counties: Watonwan County
Path: 5.2 miles long, up to 1,760 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 16, 1963

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jul 16, 1963	F1	Iowa	2.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 16, 1963	F0	South Dakota	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Watonwan County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.