Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, St. Joseph County, Michigan, July 15, 1988
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.4 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.93, -85.77) to the end point (41.93, -85.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 15, 1988, 4:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- St. Joseph County
- Path
- 0.4 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 15, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 1988 | F3 | Iowa | 2.8 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 34 |
| Jul 15, 1988 | F2 | Iowa | 2.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 42 |
| Jul 15, 1988 | F1 | Iowa | 3 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 12 |
| Jul 15, 1988 | F1 | Iowa | 0.8 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1988 | F0 | Florida | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1988 | F0 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1988 | F0 | Iowa | 0.3 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1988 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1988 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.