Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Marion County, Indiana, September 12, 1988

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length34 mi
Width200 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.78, -86.30) to the end point (40.07, -85.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
September 12, 1988, 12:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Indiana
Counties
Marion County, Hamilton County, Madison County
Path
34 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 1 injuries
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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