Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, June 15, 1981
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length28.7 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.88, -88.93) to the end point (43.08, -88.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 15, 1981, 1:02 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Jefferson County, Waukesha County
- Path
- 28.7 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 15, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 1981 | F2 | Oklahoma | 3.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Jun 15, 1981 | F2 | Wisconsin | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 1981 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 1981 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 1981 | F1 | Missouri | 2.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 1981 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.