Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Traverse County, Minnesota, May 10, 1982

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length15 mi

Width80 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (46.02, -96.47) to the end point (46.07, -96.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 10, 1982, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Minnesota
Counties: Traverse County, Grant County
Path: 15 miles long, up to 80 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 10, 1982

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 10, 1982	F2	Nebraska	0.3 mi	20 yd
May 10, 1982	F2	Nebraska	0.3 mi	20 yd
May 10, 1982	F1	Nebraska	1 mi	20 yd
May 10, 1982	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Traverse County
Grant County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.