Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Marshall County, Indiana, August 17, 1959
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.33, -86.30) to the end point (41.33, -86.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 17, 1959, 7:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Marshall County
- Near the path
- Plymouth (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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 | Maine | 0.8 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.