Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Grant County, North Dakota, July 4, 1978
RatingF4
Deaths5
Injuries35
Length26 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (46.40, -101.88) to the end point (46.40, -101.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 4, 1978, 8:34 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- North Dakota
- Counties
- Grant County
- Near the path
- Elgin (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 26 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 5 deaths, 35 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 4, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 1978 | F2 | Wyoming | 5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.