The September 16, 1962 tornado
F4Olmsted County, Minnesota
An F4 tornado on a 0.5-mile path that injured 34. It was one of 2 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · September 16, 1962
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Width up to 33 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 34
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, September 16, 1962
- 4:10 AM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.