Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Traverse County, Minnesota, September 5, 1969
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length10.2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (46.00, -96.27) to the end point (45.97, -96.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 5, 1969, 5:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Traverse County, Grant County
- Path
- 10.2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 5, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 1969 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 1969 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 1969 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.