Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Putnam County, Indiana, October 17, 1988
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.77, -86.83) to the end point (39.80, -86.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 17, 1988, 7:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Putnam County
- Path
- 4 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 17, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 1988 | F2 | Indiana | 3.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 17, 1988 | F2 | Indiana | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.