Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hancock County, Indiana, March 29, 1951
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length3 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.78, -85.77) to the end point (39.82, -85.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 29, 1951, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Hancock County
- Near the path
- Greenfield (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.