Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Bowman County, North Dakota, August 26, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.6 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (46.28, -103.13) to the end point (46.20, -103.18), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 26, 1978, 5:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Dakota
- Counties
- Bowman County
- Path
- 5.6 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.