Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, July 2, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length5.1 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.83, -71.27) to the end point (42.77, -71.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 2, 1961, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- New Hampshire
- Counties
- Rockingham County
- Path
- 5.1 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 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 | 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 | Massachusetts | 2 mi | 280 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.