Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Portage County, Wisconsin, September 26, 1951
RatingF4
Deaths6
Injuries3
Length26.4 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.33, -89.30) to the end point (44.47, -88.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 26, 1951, 3:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Portage County, Waupaca County
- Path
- 26.4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 6 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 26, 1951
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 1951 | F4 | Wisconsin | 9 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 26, 1951 | F2 | Michigan | 2.3 mi | 440 yd | 1 | 3 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.