The July 25, 2000 tornado
F4Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
An F4 tornado on a 9.0-mile path that killed 1 and injured 15. It was one of 14 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · July 25, 2000
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 9.0 mi
- Width up to 160 yards
- Killed
- 1
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 15
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Tuesday, July 25, 2000
- 4:57 PM CST
The National Weather Service account
Written by the local Weather Service office after its damage survey.
The tornado first touched down in rural Yellow Medicine County, 8 miles west, and 3 miles north of Granite Falls. The tornado lifted before exiting Granite Falls, leaving the most concentrated damage path two miles long, and 500 feet wide, through a primarily residential area of Granite Falls. Most of the damage in Granite Falls was caused by F2 to F3 wind speeds. However, this tornado has been classified as a minimal F4 tornado, based on the twisted wreckage of an overturned railroad car near the intersection of 9th Avenue and 14th street in Granite Falls.
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.