Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Wright County, Minnesota, July 1, 1997

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length5 mi

Width400 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.30, -93.93) to the end point (45.28, -93.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 1, 1997, 6:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Minnesota
Counties: Wright County
Path: 5 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 1, 1997

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Jul 1, 1997	F3	Minnesota	5 mi	800 yd	0
Jul 1, 1997	F2	Minnesota	2 mi	550 yd	0
Jul 1, 1997	F1	Kansas	2 mi	23 yd	0
Jul 1, 1997	F1	Minnesota	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 1, 1997	F1	Minnesota	1 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 1, 1997	F1	Minnesota	2 mi	200 yd	0
Jul 1, 1997	F1	Minnesota	1 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 1, 1997	F1	Minnesota	10 mi	400 yd	0
Jul 1, 1997	F1	Minnesota	1 mi	200 yd	0
Jul 1, 1997	F1	Wisconsin	1 mi	100 yd	1
Jul 1, 1997	F0	Minnesota	0.2 mi	23 yd	0
Jul 1, 1997	F0	Minnesota	0.5 mi	20 yd	0
Jul 1, 1997	F0	Minnesota	3 mi	20 yd	0
Jul 1, 1997	F0	Minnesota	0.2 mi	23 yd	0
Jul 1, 1997	F0	Minnesota	0.2 mi	23 yd	0
Jul 1, 1997	F0	Minnesota	0.2 mi	23 yd	0
Jul 1, 1997	F0	Minnesota	4 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 1, 1997	F0	Minnesota	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 1, 1997	F0	Minnesota	0.1 mi	50 yd	0

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Tornado history nearby

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