Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Winona County, Minnesota, May 17, 1982

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length19 mi

Width50 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.88, -91.47) to the end point (44.13, -91.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 17, 1982, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Minnesota, Wisconsin
Counties: Winona County, Trempealeau County
Path: 19 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 17, 1982

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 17, 1982	F3	Minnesota	46 mi	100 yd	0
May 17, 1982	F2	Iowa	13 mi	80 yd	0
May 17, 1982	F2	Minnesota, Wisconsin	26 mi	800 yd	3
May 17, 1982	F2	Minnesota	4 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1982	F1	Iowa	1.2 mi	17 yd	0
May 17, 1982	F1	Iowa	0.6 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1982	F1	Iowa	4 mi	30 yd	0
May 17, 1982	F1	Iowa	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1982	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1982	F0	Minnesota	10 mi	100 yd	0
May 17, 1982	F0	Minnesota	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1982	F0	Texas	0.3 mi	20 yd	0
May 17, 1982	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	20 yd	0
May 17, 1982	F0	Wisconsin	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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