Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Big Horn County, Wyoming, July 4, 1978

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length5 mi

Width200 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.50, -108.00) to the end point (44.50, -108.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 4, 1978, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Wyoming
Counties: Big Horn County
Path: 5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 4, 1978

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jul 4, 1978	F4	North Dakota	26 mi	250 yd	5	35
Jul 4, 1978	F1	Arkansas	6.9 mi	440 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 1978	F1	North Dakota	5.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 1978	F0	Montana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 1978	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 1978	F0	Montana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 1978	F0	Texas	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 1978	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 1978	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 1978	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 1978	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 1978	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 1978	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Big Horn County

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