Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, August 15, 1987
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries8
Length1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (46.05, -95.73) to the end point (46.05, -95.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 15, 1987, 6:23 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Otter Tail County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 8 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 15, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 1987 | F1 | South Dakota | 5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 15, 1987 | F0 | South Dakota | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 15, 1987 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.2 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 15, 1987 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 15, 1987 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.