Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Randolph County, Indiana, July 28, 1961
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length20.2 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.18, -84.82) to the end point (40.23, -84.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 28, 1961, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Indiana, Ohio
- Counties
- Randolph County, Darke County
- Path
- 20.2 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 28, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 1961 | F3 | Ohio | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 22 |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F1 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F0 | Ohio | 1 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.