Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Morrison County, Minnesota, September 18, 1997
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.88, -94.30) to the end point (45.88, -94.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 18, 1997, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Morrison County
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 18, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 1997 | F3 | Minnesota | 17 mi | 800 yd | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 1997 | F2 | Minnesota | 17 mi | 450 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.