Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F5 tornado, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, July 18, 1996
RatingF5
Deaths0
Injuries12
Length13.3 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.70, -88.62) to the end point (43.72, -88.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 18, 1996, 6:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F5
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Fond du Lac County
- Path
- 13.3 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 12 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 18, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 1996 | F2 | Wisconsin | 6.4 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 18, 1996 | F1 | Wisconsin | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1996 | F1 | Wisconsin | 2 mi | 125 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1996 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.9 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1996 | F1 | Wisconsin | 7.6 mi | 125 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1996 | F0 | Wisconsin | 1.2 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1996 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1996 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1996 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1996 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1996 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.8 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.