Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, July 5, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length11.1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.32, -91.58) to the end point (44.22, -91.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 5, 1978, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Trempealeau County
- Path
- 11.1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 5, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 1978 | F3 | Iowa | 8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F2 | Minnesota | 57.5 mi | 400 yd | 4 | 44 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F2 | Iowa | 20.8 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F2 | Iowa | 11.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F1 | Ohio | 2.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 223 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1978 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.