Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hennepin County, Minnesota, May 22, 1979
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.82, -93.32) to the end point (44.82, -93.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 22, 1979, 2:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Hennepin County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 22, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.8 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.