Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Grant County, Wisconsin, May 19, 1959
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.9 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.80, -90.80) to the end point (42.83, -90.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 19, 1959, 5:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Grant County
- Near the path
- Lancaster (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 4.9 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 19, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 1959 | F2 | Florida | 1.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
| May 19, 1959 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 19, 1959 | F1 | Oklahoma | 22.7 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.