Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, August 16, 1987
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length1.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.00, -88.37) to the end point (43.00, -88.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 16, 1987, 6:37 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Waukesha County
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 16, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 1987 | F2 | Illinois | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1987 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1987 | F0 | Montana | 0.7 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1987 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1987 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.