Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Penobscot County, Maine, August 17, 1959
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.8 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.83, -68.40) to the end point (44.83, -68.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 17, 1959, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Maine
- Counties
- Penobscot County
- Path
- 0.8 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 17, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 1959 | F2 | Arizona | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 1959 | F1 | Maine | 2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1959 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.