Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Oconto County, Wisconsin, June 16, 1979
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length15.2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.88, -88.30) to the end point (44.98, -88.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 16, 1979, 9:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Oconto County
- Near the path
- Gillett (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 15.2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 16, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 1979 | F2 | Colorado | 3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1979 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1979 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.3 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1979 | F1 | Wisconsin | 17.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1979 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1979 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1979 | F1 | Kansas | 4.9 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1979 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1979 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.