Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Jackson County, Minnesota, May 27, 1978
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.58, -95.42) to the end point (43.58, -95.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 27, 1978, 3:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Jackson County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 27, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1978 | F1 | Colorado | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1978 | F1 | Nebraska | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1978 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1978 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1978 | F0 | Wyoming | 3 mi | 160 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1978 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1978 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.