What the record says
On 8 June 1985, a tornado touched down near Park Falls, Wisconsin. The Storm Prediction Center records its path as 68 miles long and up to 2,640 yards wide, rated F3 on the Fujita (F) scale. It killed 2 people and injured 42.
- F3Fujita rating
- 2deaths
- 42injuries
- 68 mipath length
- 2,640 ydmaximum width
It has its own page because it was rated 3 and killed at least one person.
This page gives the official record's figures. Numbers of deaths and injuries are sometimes revised after a survey, and they cannot convey what the day was like for the people who lived through it.
Counties it crossed
The start point was at 45.93, -90.47 and the end point at 45.57, -89.10 (latitude, longitude).
How to read this path
The Storm Prediction Center records most tornadoes as a straight line from the point where they touched down to the point where they lifted. The real path usually curved and was not the same width all the way along. The width given is the widest part. Older records are less precise, and the record starts in 1950.
Source: the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database, public domain.
Other notable tornadoes in Wisconsin
- Woodville, Wisconsin tornado4 June 1958, F5, 21 deaths, 74 injuries, 33.7 miles long
- Ridgeway, Wisconsin tornado7 June 1984, F5, 9 deaths, 200 injuries, 36 miles long
- Berlin, Wisconsin tornado3 April 1956, F4, 7 deaths, 50 injuries, 11.5 miles long
- Almond, Wisconsin tornado26 September 1951, F4, 6 deaths, 3 injuries, 26.4 miles long
- Fall Creek, Wisconsin tornado4 June 1958, F4, 4 deaths, 3 injuries, 59.2 miles long
- River Falls, Wisconsin tornado10 May 1953, F2, 4 deaths, 27 injuries, 105.7 miles long
Other notable tornadoes of 1985
- Warren, Ohio tornado31 May 1985, F5, 18 deaths, 310 injuries, 47 miles long
- Andover, Ohio tornado31 May 1985, F4, 16 deaths, 125 injuries, 56.2 miles long
- Conneaut, Ohio tornado31 May 1985, F4, 12 deaths, 82 injuries, 14 miles long
- Seven Fields, Pennsylvania tornado31 May 1985, F3, 9 deaths, 120 injuries, 39 miles long
- Pleasantville, Pennsylvania tornado31 May 1985, F4, 7 deaths, 30 injuries, 29 miles long
All tornadoes of 1985 · Wisconsin tornado history · All notable tornadoes