Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Cattaraugus County, New York, May 15, 1961
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.10, -78.60) to the end point (42.10, -78.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 15, 1961, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- New York
- Counties
- Cattaraugus County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.