Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Shelby County, Indiana, April 25, 1961
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length63.1 mi
Width550 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.58, -85.80) to the end point (39.75, -84.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 25, 1961, 2:27 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Indiana, Ohio
- Counties
- Shelby County, Rush County, Fayette County, Union County, Preble County
- Path
- 63.1 miles long, up to 550 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 25, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 1961 | F2 | Missouri | 9 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1961 | F2 | Missouri | 1 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1961 | F2 | Ohio | 25 mi | 50 yd | 2 | 4 |
| Apr 25, 1961 | F2 | Tennessee | 9.4 mi | 187 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 25, 1961 | F1 | West Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.