Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Clinton County, Ohio, April 25, 1961

RatingF2

Deaths2

Injuries4

Length25 mi

Width50 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.30, -84.00) to the end point (39.37, -83.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 25, 1961, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Ohio
Counties: Clinton County, Highland County
Path: 25 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties: 2 deaths, 4 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 25, 1961

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 25, 1961	F4	Indiana, Ohio	63.1 mi	550 yd	7
Apr 25, 1961	F2	Missouri	9 mi	250 yd	0
Apr 25, 1961	F2	Missouri	1 mi	250 yd	0
Apr 25, 1961	F2	Tennessee	9.4 mi	187 yd	2
Apr 25, 1961	F1	West Virginia	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Clinton County
Highland County
Preble County
Union County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.