Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Barron County, Wisconsin, August 15, 1962
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length50.9 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.50, -92.00) to the end point (45.08, -91.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 15, 1962, 3:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Barron County, Chippewa County
- Path
- 50.9 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 15, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.