Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Posey County, Indiana, September 20, 2002
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length4.7 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.10, -87.83) to the end point (38.15, -87.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 20, 2002, 9:50 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Posey County
- Path
- 4.7 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 20, 2002
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2002 | F3 | Indiana | 112 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 127 |
| Sep 20, 2002 | F2 | Indiana | 13.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 20, 2002 | F2 | Indiana | 6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 2002 | F1 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 2002 | F0 | Indiana | 0.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 2002 | F0 | Indiana | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 2002 | F0 | Ohio | 4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.