Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Franklin County, Massachusetts, July 2, 1961
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width280 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.40, -72.60) to the end point (42.40, -72.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 2, 1961, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Massachusetts
- Counties
- Franklin County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 280 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 2, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 1961 | F2 | New Hampshire | 2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2, 1961 | F2 | New Hampshire | 5.1 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 1961 | F1 | Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 2, 1961 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2, 1961 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.