Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, August 17, 1985
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length15 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.18, -88.32) to the end point (43.18, -88.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 17, 1985, 6:26 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Waukesha County, Milwaukee County
- Path
- 15 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 17, 1985
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 1985 | F3 | Kansas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1985 | F2 | South Carolina | 9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 39 |
| Aug 17, 1985 | F1 | Georgia | 10 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1985 | F1 | Georgia | 6 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1985 | F1 | South Carolina | 3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1985 | F0 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1985 | F0 | South Carolina | 3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1985 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1985 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1985 | F0 | North Carolina | 4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.