Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Litchfield County, Connecticut, August 21, 1951
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries9
Length43.9 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.62, -73.42) to the end point (41.80, -72.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 21, 1951, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Connecticut
- Counties
- Litchfield County, Hartford County
- Path
- 43.9 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 9 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 21, 1951
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 1951 | F3 | Connecticut | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Aug 21, 1951 | F2 | Massachusetts | 9.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 1951 | F2 | New Hampshire | 4.9 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.