Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Pipestone County, Minnesota, April 20, 1985
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length8 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.90, -96.10) to the end point (44.02, -96.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 20, 1985, 8:19 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Pipestone County, Murray County
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 20, 1985
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 1985 | F2 | Nebraska | 35 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1985 | F2 | South Dakota | 3.5 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1985 | F2 | South Dakota | 10 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1985 | F2 | South Dakota | 12 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1985 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1985 | F1 | Nebraska | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1985 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1985 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1985 | F1 | Oklahoma | 3.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1985 | F0 | South Dakota | 2 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1985 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1985 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1985 | F0 | Oklahoma | 15.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.