Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Meeker County, Minnesota, July 12, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8.5 mi
Width90 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.23, -94.55) to the end point (45.33, -94.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 12, 1978, 5:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Meeker County
- Path
- 8.5 miles long, up to 90 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 12, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 1978 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1978 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1978 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1978 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1978 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1978 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.