Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Wood County, Wisconsin, August 12, 1985
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries14
Length10 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.57, -90.17) to the end point (44.63, -90.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 12, 1985, 6:13 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Wood County
- Near the path
- Auburndale (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 10 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 14 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 12, 1985
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 1985 | F2 | Wisconsin | 22 mi | 880 yd | 2 | 22 |
| Aug 12, 1985 | F1 | South Dakota | 20 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 1985 | F1 | Wisconsin | 1.2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 1985 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.