Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, LaPorte County, Indiana, May 31, 1958

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length1 mi
Width10 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.67, -86.60) to the end point (41.67, -86.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
May 31, 1958, 7:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Indiana
Counties
LaPorte County
Path
1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 2 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on May 31, 1958

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 31, 1958F3Kansas0.3 mi100 yd00
May 31, 1958F2Wisconsin1.3 mi10 yd00
May 31, 1958F2Kansas1 mi60 yd00
May 31, 1958F2Kansas4.3 mi10 yd00
May 31, 1958F2Indiana0.1 mi10 yd00
May 31, 1958F2Missouri6.4 mi367 yd00
May 31, 1958F2Missouri0.5 mi20 yd00
May 31, 1958F1Missouri6.8 mi33 yd01
May 31, 1958F1Illinois0.1 mi10 yd00
May 31, 1958F0Michigan8.8 mi10 yd00
May 31, 1958F0Illinois8.8 mi10 yd00
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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.