Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Nelson County, North Dakota, July 5, 1978
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (47.83, -98.43) to the end point (47.83, -98.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 5, 1978, 12:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- North Dakota
- Counties
- Nelson County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 5, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 1978 | F3 | Iowa | 8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F2 | Minnesota | 57.5 mi | 400 yd | 4 | 44 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F2 | Iowa | 20.8 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F2 | Iowa | 11.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F1 | Ohio | 2.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F1 | Wisconsin | 11.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 223 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.