Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, St. Louis County, Minnesota, August 14, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length14.5 mi
Width120 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (47.92, -91.92) to the end point (48.08, -91.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 14, 1978, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- St. Louis County
- Path
- 14.5 miles long, up to 120 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 14, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 1978 | F1 | Minnesota | 15 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 1978 | F1 | Minnesota | 15 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 14, 1978 | F1 | Minnesota | 2 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 14, 1978 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 14, 1978 | F0 | Colorado | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 14, 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.