Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, September 28, 1971
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length49.6 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.92, -91.03) to the end point (45.03, -90.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 28, 1971, 2:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Chippewa County, Clark County, Marathon County
- Path
- 49.6 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 28, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 1971 | F3 | Wisconsin | 78.4 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1971 | F2 | Wisconsin | 5.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.