Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, June 17, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.00, -87.58) to the end point (38.03, -87.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 17, 1997, 5:28 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Vanderburgh County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 17, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 1997 | F1 | Kentucky | 1.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1997 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 1997 | F1 | Tennessee, Kentucky | 1.7 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 17, 1997 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1997 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1997 | F0 | Oregon | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1997 | F0 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1997 | F0 | Kentucky | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.