Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Benson County, North Dakota, August 8, 2001
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (47.98, -99.55) to the end point (47.97, -99.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 8, 2001, 5:18 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Dakota
- Counties
- Benson County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 8, 2001
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2001 | F2 | North Dakota | 7 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 2001 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 2001 | F0 | Utah | 2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 2001 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.5 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.