Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Brown County, Wisconsin, April 22, 1970
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.2 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.45, -87.80) to the end point (44.55, -87.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 22, 1970, 9:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Brown County, Kewaunee County
- Path
- 7.2 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 22, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 1970 | F2 | Wisconsin | 3.6 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F2 | Wisconsin | 7.2 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F2 | Wisconsin | 11.2 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F2 | Wisconsin | 9.5 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F1 | Minnesota | 4.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.