Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Cass County, Minnesota, August 2, 1981
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (47.38, -94.47) to the end point (47.38, -94.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 2, 1981, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Cass County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 2, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 1981 | F1 | Minnesota | 5.7 mi | 713 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2, 1981 | F0 | Montana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2, 1981 | F0 | Montana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2, 1981 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2, 1981 | F0 | Colorado | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.