Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Racine County, Wisconsin, October 8, 1959
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length2.2 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.77, -88.07) to the end point (42.77, -88.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 8, 1959, 4:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Racine County
- Near the path
- Raymond (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2.2 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 8, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 1959 | F2 | Illinois | 2 mi | 90 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 1959 | F2 | Wisconsin | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 1959 | F1 | Michigan | 12.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.