Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Vilas County, Wisconsin, July 12, 1973
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length19.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (46.17, -89.83) to the end point (46.00, -89.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 12, 1973, 3:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Vilas County
- Path
- 19.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 12, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 1973 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1973 | F1 | Wisconsin | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1973 | F0 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1973 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.