Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, March 11, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length3.3 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.28, -81.62) to the end point (40.28, -81.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 11, 1955, 4:31 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Ohio
- Counties
- Tuscarawas County
- Near the path
- Newcomerstown (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 3.3 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 11, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 1955 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 11, 1955 | F2 | Indiana | 15.6 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 11, 1955 | F2 | Indiana | 34.8 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 11, 1955 | F2 | Ohio | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.