Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Bottineau County, North Dakota, June 4, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries6
Length11.4 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (48.73, -100.48) to the end point (48.88, -100.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 4, 1974, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Dakota
- Counties
- Bottineau County
- Path
- 11.4 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 4, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 467 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 4, 1974 | F2 | North Dakota | 0.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 4, 1974 | F1 | Minnesota | 1.9 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 1974 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 4, 1974 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.