Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Olmsted County, Minnesota, July 3, 1979
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.95, -92.40) to the end point (43.95, -92.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 3, 1979, 3:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Olmsted County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 3, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 1979 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1979 | F0 | Kansas | 2 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1979 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Jul 3, 1979 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.