Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Pierce County, North Dakota, August 21, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (48.37, -99.98) to the end point (48.37, -99.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 21, 1973, 4:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Dakota
- Counties
- Pierce County
- Near the path
- Rugby (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.