Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, LaGrange County, Indiana, October 5, 1978

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length1 mi

Width40 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.68, -85.27) to the end point (41.68, -85.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: October 5, 1978, 3:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Indiana
Counties: LaGrange County
Path: 1 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on October 5, 1978

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Oct 5, 1978	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Oct 5, 1978	F1	Michigan	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0

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LaGrange County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.