Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Knox County, Indiana, January 7, 1989
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries55
Length19 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.48, -87.78) to the end point (38.62, -87.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 7, 1989, 5:24 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Indiana, Illinois
- Counties
- Knox County, Wabash County
- Path
- 19 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 55 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 7, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1989 | F2 | Illinois | 27 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Jan 7, 1989 | F2 | Mississippi | 4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 7, 1989 | F1 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 7, 1989 | F1 | Indiana | 4.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 7, 1989 | F1 | Mississippi | 2 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 7, 1989 | F0 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 7, 1989 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.