Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Pennington County, Minnesota, August 15, 1968
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width27 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (48.00, -96.62) to the end point (48.00, -96.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 15, 1968, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Pennington County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 27 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 15, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 1968 | F1 | Missouri | 3.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 1968 | F1 | Minnesota | 2.7 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.