Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Mercer County, North Dakota, August 12, 1969
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.6 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (47.60, -100.70) to the end point (47.70, -100.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 12, 1969, 11:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Dakota
- Counties
- Mercer County
- Path
- 7.6 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 12, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 1969 | F2 | South Dakota | 6.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 1969 | F1 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.