Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Cavalier County, North Dakota, August 20, 1972
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.1 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (48.98, -98.43) to the end point (48.93, -98.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 20, 1972, 3:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- North Dakota
- Counties
- Cavalier County
- Path
- 5.1 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.