Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Chouteau County, Montana, July 5, 1988

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length10 mi

Width200 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (47.87, -109.92) to the end point (47.95, -109.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 5, 1988, 5:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Montana
Counties: Chouteau County
Path: 10 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 5, 1988

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Jul 5, 1988	F3	Montana	3 mi	200 yd	2
Jul 5, 1988	F3	Montana	12 mi	200 yd	0
Jul 5, 1988	F1	Montana	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 5, 1988	F0	North Dakota	0.2 mi	13 yd	0
Jul 5, 1988	F0	North Dakota	0.2 mi	13 yd	0
Jul 5, 1988	F0	Montana	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 5, 1988	F0	North Dakota	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 5, 1988	F0	Montana	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 5, 1988	F0	Montana	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 5, 1988	F0	Montana	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 5, 1988	F0	Montana	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 5, 1988	F0	Montana	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 5, 1988	F0	Montana	0.2 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Chouteau County

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