Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Clay County, Indiana, September 19, 1988
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length0.4 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.50, -87.13) to the end point (39.50, -87.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 19, 1988, 5:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Clay County
- Path
- 0.4 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 19, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 1988 | F1 | Indiana | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19, 1988 | F1 | Indiana | 3 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 1988 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19, 1988 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19, 1988 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19, 1988 | F0 | Indiana | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19, 1988 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.