Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Scott County, Indiana, March 6, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.75, -85.82) to the end point (38.75, -85.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 6, 1961, 7:06 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Scott County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 6, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 1961 | F3 | Illinois | 21.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 6, 1961 | F3 | Indiana | 2 mi | 300 yd | 1 | 3 |
| Mar 6, 1961 | F3 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6, 1961 | F2 | Illinois, Missouri | 112.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6, 1961 | F2 | Illinois | 4.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 6, 1961 | F2 | Illinois | 30.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 6, 1961 | F2 | Indiana | 2.7 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6, 1961 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 6, 1961 | F1 | Illinois | 117.9 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 6, 1961 | F1 | Illinois | 24.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6, 1961 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6, 1961 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6, 1961 | F1 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6, 1961 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6, 1961 | F1 | Indiana | 7.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6, 1961 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.