Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Putnam County, Indiana, August 23, 2002
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.65, -86.87) to the end point (39.65, -86.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 23, 2002, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Putnam County
- Near the path
- Greencastle (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 23, 2002
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2002 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.2 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 23, 2002 | F0 | North Dakota | 2 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 23, 2002 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.