Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Cass County, Minnesota, August 6, 1969
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length17.3 mi
Width167 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (46.72, -94.73) to the end point (46.85, -94.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 6, 1969, 3:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Cass County
- Path
- 17.3 miles long, up to 167 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 6, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 1969 | F4 | Minnesota | 32.3 mi | 833 yd | 12 | 70 |
| Aug 6, 1969 | F3 | Minnesota | 10 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 9 |
| Aug 6, 1969 | F3 | Minnesota | 12.5 mi | 1,500 yd | 1 | 3 |
| Aug 6, 1969 | F3 | Minnesota | 7.2 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1969 | F3 | Minnesota | 18.4 mi | 2,933 yd | 0 | 20 |
| Aug 6, 1969 | F3 | Minnesota | 3.8 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1969 | F3 | Minnesota | 17.2 mi | 117 yd | 2 | 3 |
| Aug 6, 1969 | F2 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1969 | F2 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1969 | F2 | Minnesota | 1.9 mi | 193 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1969 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1969 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.