F2 tornado in Renville County, North Dakota

Tornado July 23, 1997 · Renville County, North Dakota

Rating

0.2 mi

Path length

30 yd

Path width

Death

Injuries

$46K

Damage as recorded

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F2 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F2 meant considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted; the scale paired it with winds of 113–157 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado touched down 12 miles south of Greene or 7 N of Carpio. The tornado touched down directly on a farmhouse. The house was blown off of the foundation, then blown apart. A 70 yr. old man was blown out of the house, while a 1 month old infant was trapped in the debris. A 73 yr old woman was also trapped under the debris. She was alive when found but passed away at the hospital from her injuries.

Began near Greene (48.5000, -101.7000).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

9 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

F0 Bottineau County F0 McIntosh County F0 Pierce County F0 Ward County F0 Ward County F0 Bottineau County F0 Renville County F0 Mercer County F0 Ward County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5606694. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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