Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Decatur County, Indiana, January 7, 1989
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.23, -85.62) to the end point (39.28, -85.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 7, 1989, 7:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Decatur County
- Path
- 4.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 7, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1989 | F4 | Indiana, Illinois | 19 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 55 |
| 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 | 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.