Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Norman County, Minnesota, July 5, 1978
RatingF2
Deaths4
Injuries44
Length57.5 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (47.33, -96.35) to the end point (47.75, -95.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 5, 1978, 1:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Norman County, Mahnomen County, Polk County, Clearwater County
- Path
- 57.5 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 4 deaths, 44 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 | 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 | 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.