Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Koochiching County, Minnesota, September 1, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length54.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (48.08, -93.97) to the end point (48.60, -93.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 1, 1973, 5:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Koochiching County
- Near the path
- Big Falls (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 54.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 1, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 1, 1973 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.