Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Union County, New Jersey, April 5, 1952
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.63, -74.32) to the end point (40.63, -74.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 5, 1952, 4:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- New Jersey
- Counties
- Union County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 5, 1952
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1952 | F3 | Pennsylvania | 17.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F2 | North Carolina | 6.9 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F2 | Virginia | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F2 | Virginia | 4.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F1 | Maryland | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F1 | Maryland | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F0 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F0 | Maryland | 0.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.