Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Slope County, North Dakota, May 19, 1972

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length15.5 mi
Width50 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (46.37, -103.17) to the end point (46.55, -102.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
May 19, 1972, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
North Dakota
Counties
Slope County
Path
15.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.