Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Cottonwood County, Minnesota, July 27, 1971
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length10.9 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.93, -95.03) to the end point (43.80, -94.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 27, 1971, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Cottonwood County, Watonwan County, Martin County
- Path
- 10.9 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 27, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 1971 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 27, 1971 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 27, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 27, 1971 | F0 | Minnesota | 2.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 27, 1971 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.5 mi | 53 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.