Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Ashland County, Wisconsin, August 14, 1961

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.5 mi
Width400 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (46.00, -90.52) to the end point (45.97, -90.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
August 14, 1961, 7:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Wisconsin
Counties
Ashland County, Price County
Path
4.5 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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