Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, May 21, 1977

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length19.3 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.52, -93.63) to the end point (44.80, -93.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 21, 1977, 2:36 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Minnesota
Counties: Le Sueur County, Scott County
Path: 19.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 21, 1977

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 21, 1977	F2	Oklahoma	9.2 mi	100 yd
May 21, 1977	F1	Missouri	1 mi	100 yd
May 21, 1977	F1	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 21, 1977	F1	Missouri	3.8 mi	150 yd
May 21, 1977	F1	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 21, 1977	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 21, 1977	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 21, 1977	F0	Nebraska	0.2 mi	30 yd
May 21, 1977	F0	Indiana	0.3 mi	10 yd
May 21, 1977	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 21, 1977	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 21, 1977	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 21, 1977	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 21, 1977	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 21, 1977	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.