Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Pierce County, North Dakota, May 17, 1998

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length10 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (48.37, -100.15) to the end point (48.28, -99.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 17, 1998, 7:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: North Dakota
Counties: Pierce County
Path: 10 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 17, 1998

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 17, 1998	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	30 yd
May 17, 1998	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	30 yd
May 17, 1998	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	30 yd
May 17, 1998	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	30 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Pierce County
McHenry County

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