Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Houston County, Minnesota, August 23, 1997
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width80 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.67, -91.55) to the end point (43.67, -91.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 23, 1997, 8:06 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Houston County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 80 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 23, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 1997 | F1 | Iowa | 5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 23, 1997 | F0 | Arizona | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.