Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Winona County, Minnesota, May 17, 1982
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length26 mi
Width800 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.97, -92.08) to the end point (44.33, -91.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 17, 1982, 4:32 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Minnesota, Wisconsin
- Counties
- Winona County, Wabasha County, Buffalo County
- Path
- 26 miles long, up to 800 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 17, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1982 | F3 | Minnesota | 46 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1982 | F2 | Iowa | 13 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1982 | F2 | Minnesota | 4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1982 | F1 | Iowa | 1.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1982 | F1 | Iowa | 0.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1982 | F1 | Iowa | 4 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1982 | F1 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1982 | F1 | Minnesota, Wisconsin | 19 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1982 | F0 | Minnesota | 10 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1982 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1982 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.