Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Erie County, New York, July 7, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.8 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.00, -78.95) to the end point (43.00, -78.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 7, 1961, 2:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- New York
- Counties
- Erie County
- Near the path
- Tonawanda, University at Buffalo, Grandyle Village, Tonawanda Town (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 7.8 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.