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F2 tornado in Kanabec County, Minnesota

Tornado September 18, 1997 · Kanabec County, Minnesota

F2
Rating
17.0 mi
Path length
450 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 450 yards (0.26 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. 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

2 homes severely damaged. Large barn destroyed. Numerous trees and power lines down.

Began near Woodland (46.1200, -93.4300).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F3 Morrison County 1 deadF2 Morrison CountyF1 Morrison CountyF1 Mille Lacs County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5619480. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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