Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, New Haven County, Connecticut, May 24, 1962
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries50
Length11.6 mi
Width120 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.55, -73.12) to the end point (41.60, -72.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 24, 1962, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Connecticut
- Counties
- New Haven County, Hartford County
- Path
- 11.6 miles long, up to 120 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 50 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 24, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1962 | F3 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 24, 1962 | F3 | Kansas | 18.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F2 | Pennsylvania, New Jersey | 16.6 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 24, 1962 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 24, 1962 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 24, 1962 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.