Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Newton County, Indiana, July 6, 1987

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries3

Length0.9 mi

Width250 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.92, -87.43) to the end point (40.92, -87.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 6, 1987, 5:02 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Indiana
Counties: Newton County
Path: 0.9 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 3 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 6, 1987

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
Jul 6, 1987	F2	Nebraska	4 mi	50 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F1	Wisconsin	0.3 mi	100 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F1	South Dakota	0.1 mi	100 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F1	Illinois	0.1 mi	20 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F1	Georgia	0.7 mi	50 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F1	South Dakota	1 mi	73 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F1	Nebraska	0.3 mi	30 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Florida	1 mi	30 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Wisconsin	0.1 mi	23 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F0	South Dakota	0.4 mi	50 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F0	South Dakota	0.3 mi	40 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F0	South Dakota	0.5 mi	40 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Florida	1 mi	30 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	20 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	30 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F0	South Dakota	0.2 mi	30 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	20 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	20 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	20 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F0	South Dakota	8 mi	40 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F0	South Dakota	0.5 mi	30 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F0	South Dakota	0.7 mi	30 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	20 yd
Jul 6, 1987	F0	Indiana	0.2 mi	10 yd

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.