Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Bottineau County, North Dakota, June 26, 1986
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length8 mi
Width2,000 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (48.93, -100.60) to the end point (48.78, -100.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 26, 1986, 4:36 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- North Dakota
- Counties
- Bottineau County
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 2,000 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 26, 1986
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1986 | F2 | Wisconsin | 5.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 26, 1986 | F1 | Michigan | 0.7 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 26, 1986 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 26, 1986 | F1 | Minnesota | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 26, 1986 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 26, 1986 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 26, 1986 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 26, 1986 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.