Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Boone County, Indiana, August 19, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.93, -86.63) to the end point (39.93, -86.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 19, 1961, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Boone County
- Near the path
- Jamestown (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 19, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 1961 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 1961 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.