Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Steele County, Minnesota, July 23, 1973
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.08, -93.28) to the end point (44.08, -93.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 23, 1973, 9:18 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Steele County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 23, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1973 | F3 | South Dakota | 2.5 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 10 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F1 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F0 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.8 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.