Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hennepin County, Minnesota, July 5, 1966
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length6.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.15, -93.48) to the end point (45.07, -93.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 5, 1966, 8:47 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Hennepin County
- Path
- 6.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 5, 1966
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 1966 | F1 | New Mexico | 0.2 mi | 167 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1966 | F1 | Minnesota | 6.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Jul 5, 1966 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1966 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.