Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Richland County, North Dakota, May 17, 1996

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length2 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (46.07, -96.90) to the end point (46.07, -96.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 17, 1996, 5:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: North Dakota
Counties: Richland County
Path: 2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 17, 1996

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 17, 1996	F3	South Dakota, Minnesota	18 mi	200 yd
May 17, 1996	F1	Minnesota	1 mi	100 yd
May 17, 1996	F1	Idaho	5.5 mi	15 yd
May 17, 1996	F1	Idaho	0.3 mi	20 yd
May 17, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.3 mi	10 yd
May 17, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.3 mi	10 yd
May 17, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.3 mi	10 yd
May 17, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.4 mi	10 yd
May 17, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.4 mi	15 yd
May 17, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.3 mi	10 yd
May 17, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.6 mi	15 yd
May 17, 1996	F0	Oregon	0.1 mi	10 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.