Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Morrison County, Minnesota, September 18, 1997
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries1
Length17 mi
Width800 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (46.07, -94.05) to the end point (46.08, -93.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 18, 1997, 5:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Morrison County, Mille Lacs County
- Path
- 17 miles long, up to 800 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 18, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 1997 | F2 | Minnesota | 17 mi | 450 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18, 1997 | F2 | Minnesota | 8 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18, 1997 | F1 | Minnesota | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18, 1997 | F1 | Minnesota | 2 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18, 1997 | F0 | Oregon | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18, 1997 | F0 | Oregon | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.