Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Salem County, New Jersey, August 17, 1988
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.5 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.72, -75.47) to the end point (39.72, -75.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 17, 1988, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- New Jersey
- Counties
- Salem County
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 17, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 1988 | F2 | New Jersey | 4.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1988 | F1 | Michigan | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1988 | F1 | Colorado | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1988 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1988 | F0 | New Jersey | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.