Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Vigo County, Indiana, October 17, 1988
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length3.5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.60, -87.52) to the end point (39.63, -87.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 17, 1988, 7:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Vigo County, Vermillion County
- Near the path
- Libertyville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 3.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 17, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 1988 | F2 | Indiana | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 1988 | F1 | Indiana | 4 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.