Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Orleans County, Vermont, May 20, 1962
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length9.4 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.75, -72.37) to the end point (44.87, -72.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 20, 1962, 11:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Vermont
- Counties
- Orleans County
- Path
- 9.4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 20, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1962 | F2 | Vermont | 1.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F2 | Kansas | 25.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F2 | Nebraska | 3.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F1 | Vermont | 1.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F1 | Kansas | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.