The April 4, 1981 tornado
F4Washington County, Wisconsin
An F4 tornado on a 1.8-mile path that killed 3 and injured 53. It was one of 4 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 4, 1981
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 1.8 mi
- Width up to 100 yards
- Killed
- 3
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 53
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, April 4, 1981
- 12:04 AM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.