Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, July 20, 1981
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.9 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.87, -87.87) to the end point (42.87, -87.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 20, 1981, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Milwaukee County
- Path
- 0.9 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 20, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 1981 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1981 | F2 | Missouri | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1981 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 4.1 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1981 | F2 | New Jersey | 3.6 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1981 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1981 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1981 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Jul 20, 1981 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1981 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.