Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, August 31, 1973
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (46.52, -95.30) to the end point (46.52, -95.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 31, 1973, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Otter Tail County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 31, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 1973 | F2 | Connecticut | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31, 1973 | F1 | Minnesota | 13.9 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31, 1973 | F0 | South Dakota | 1.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31, 1973 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31, 1973 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 3 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.