Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Steele County, North Dakota, June 21, 1971
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length13.7 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (47.52, -97.93) to the end point (47.37, -97.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 21, 1971, 3:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- North Dakota
- Counties
- Steele County
- Path
- 13.7 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 21, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 1971 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1971 | F2 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1971 | F2 | North Dakota | 8.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1971 | F2 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1971 | F2 | North Dakota | 12.7 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1971 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1971 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.