Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Bottineau County, North Dakota, August 25, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length13.3 mi
Width70 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (48.82, -100.70) to the end point (48.82, -100.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 25, 1978, 5:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Dakota
- Counties
- Bottineau County
- Near the path
- Bottineau (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 13.3 miles long, up to 70 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 25, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 1978 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 25, 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.