Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Marathon County, Wisconsin, August 7, 1996
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.07, -90.07) to the end point (44.90, -90.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 7, 1996, 1:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Marathon County
- Near the path
- Athens (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 7, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 1996 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 7, 1996 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.