Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Grant County, Wisconsin, May 8, 1988
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.2 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.15, -90.67) to the end point (43.15, -90.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1988, 3:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Grant County
- Path
- 1.2 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1988 | F3 | Iowa | 32 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F3 | Wisconsin | 16 mi | 123 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F2 | Iowa | 47 mi | 43 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F2 | Iowa | 71 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F2 | Iowa | 59 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F2 | Iowa | 36 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F2 | Wisconsin | 27 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F2 | Iowa | 7 mi | 90 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F2 | Wisconsin | 10 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F2 | Wisconsin | 7.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F2 | Wisconsin | 20 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F2 | Wisconsin | 7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 8, 1988 | F2 | Wisconsin | 27 mi | 173 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F2 | Wisconsin | 13 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 8, 1988 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Iowa | 11 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Iowa | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Iowa | 2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Iowa | 6 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Iowa | 1.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Iowa | 1.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Iowa | 10 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Iowa | 11 mi | 43 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Wisconsin | 1.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Wisconsin | 10 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Wisconsin | 9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Illinois | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Illinois | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Illinois | 0.2 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.8 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Wisconsin | 5 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Wisconsin | 2 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.7 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Wisconsin | 5 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Wisconsin | 1.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Illinois | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Wisconsin | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Illinois | 18 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Illinois | 2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 8, 1988 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F0 | Iowa | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F0 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F0 | Iowa | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F0 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F0 | Iowa | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F0 | Iowa | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F0 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F0 | Wisconsin | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F0 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.