The August 11, 2002 tornado
F4Stutsman County, North Dakota
An F4 tornado on a 1.0-mile path. It was one of 8 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · August 11, 2002
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 1.0 mi
- Width up to 300 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, August 11, 2002
- 3:00 PM CST
The National Weather Service account
Written by the local Weather Service office after its damage survey.
The storm system that day
The tornado formed 5 miles north of Medina, over open country, traveling slowly to the north...northeast. One farmstead was totally destroyed and the second farmstead suffered moderate damage. No injuries were reported but a family pet was killed.Other damage reported was a 9 ton grain truck moved 250 feet and destroyed, three other vehicles moved 150 to 250 feetand heavily damaged, and a farm tractor picked up and laid on top a farm pickup truck. Also destroyed were 5 transmissiontowers with a cost replacement of $200 thousand. The tornado was rated by National Weather Service Storm Survey Team.
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.