The July 30, 1977 tornado
F4Chippewa County, Wisconsin
An F4 tornado on a 19.0-mile path that injured 20. It was one of 6 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · July 30, 1977
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 19.0 mi
- Width up to 300 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 20
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, July 30, 1977
- 6:35 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.