Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Wright County, Minnesota, August 5, 1981
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.3 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.30, -94.22) to the end point (45.30, -94.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 5, 1981, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Wright County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 5, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 1981 | F2 | Minnesota | 0.8 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 1981 | F2 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 1981 | F2 | Kentucky | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 1981 | F1 | New York | 2.3 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 1981 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.