Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Polk County, Minnesota, July 13, 1977
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length2 mi
Width120 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (48.02, -96.62) to the end point (48.02, -96.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 13, 1977, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Polk County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 120 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 13, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 1977 | F2 | Minnesota | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 1977 | F2 | Minnesota | 2.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 1977 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 1977 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 1977 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 1977 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 1977 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 1977 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.