Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Franklin County, Massachusetts, May 20, 1963
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.40, -72.60) to the end point (42.42, -72.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 20, 1963, 1:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Massachusetts
- Counties
- Franklin County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 20, 1963
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1963 | F3 | New Hampshire | 14 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1963 | F2 | Massachusetts | 3.8 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1963 | F2 | Massachusetts | 1.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1963 | F2 | Massachusetts | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1963 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1963 | F1 | New Hampshire | 8.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1963 | F1 | Georgia | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.