Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Clay County, Minnesota, May 7, 1988
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (47.02, -96.35) to the end point (47.07, -96.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 7, 1988, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Clay County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 7, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1988 | F2 | Nebraska | 16.2 mi | 73 yd | 2 | 1 |
| May 7, 1988 | F2 | Iowa | 7.2 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1988 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.2 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1988 | F0 | Iowa | 2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.