Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, New Castle County, Delaware, June 7, 1988

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries30
Length23 mi
Width100 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.45, -75.73) to the end point (39.33, -75.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
June 7, 1988, 12:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Delaware
Counties
New Castle County, Kent County
Path
23 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 30 injuries
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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