Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Renville County, North Dakota, August 16, 1988
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width13 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (48.88, -101.62) to the end point (48.88, -101.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 16, 1988, 7:42 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- North Dakota
- Counties
- Renville County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 13 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 16, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 1988 | F1 | Colorado | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1988 | F1 | Michigan | 0.6 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1988 | F1 | North Dakota | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1988 | F0 | Michigan | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1988 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.2 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1988 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.2 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1988 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.2 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1988 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.2 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1988 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.2 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1988 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.2 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1988 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.2 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.