Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Houston County, Minnesota, May 29, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width180 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.67, -91.53) to the end point (43.67, -91.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 29, 1978, 2:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Houston County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 180 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 29, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1978 | F2 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1978 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1978 | F0 | Wyoming | 3 mi | 160 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.