Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Murray County, Minnesota, March 29, 1998
RatingF4
Deaths1
Injuries19
Length73.5 mi
Width1,500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.95, -95.53) to the end point (44.27, -94.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 29, 1998, 3:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Murray County, Cottonwood County, Watonwan County, Brown County
- Path
- 73.5 miles long, up to 1,500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 19 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 29, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 1998 | F3 | Minnesota | 12 mi | 2,200 yd | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F3 | Minnesota | 6 mi | 2,200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | Minnesota | 17 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | Minnesota | 5 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | Minnesota | 3 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F0 | Minnesota | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F0 | Wisconsin | 4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F0 | Minnesota | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F0 | Wisconsin | 4.5 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.