Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Beltrami County, Minnesota, August 17, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length13.5 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (47.75, -94.67) to the end point (47.92, -94.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 17, 1978, 6:37 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Beltrami County
- Path
- 13.5 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 17, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 1978 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.