Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Putnam County, Indiana, August 3, 1988
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.50, -86.93) to the end point (39.50, -86.93), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 3, 1988, 4:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Putnam County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 3, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 1988 | F2 | Virginia | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 3, 1988 | F1 | Indiana | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 3, 1988 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 3, 1988 | F0 | Wisconsin | 4 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 3, 1988 | F0 | Michigan | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.