Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Kennebec County, Maine, August 16, 1959
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.40, -69.75) to the end point (44.40, -69.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 16, 1959, 12:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Maine
- Counties
- Kennebec County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 16, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 1959 | F2 | Maine | 2 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1959 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.