Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Rusk County, Wisconsin, September 2, 2002
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries27
Length16 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.47, -91.13) to the end point (45.47, -90.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 2, 2002, 3:22 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Rusk County
- Near the path
- Ladysmith, Tony (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 16 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 27 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 2, 2002
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2002 | F2 | Wisconsin | 17 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2, 2002 | F1 | Wisconsin | 5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2002 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.3 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2, 2002 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.2 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2, 2002 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.