Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Delaware County, Indiana, May 27, 1963

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.8 mi

Width10 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.27, -85.38) to the end point (40.27, -85.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 27, 1963, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Indiana
Counties: Delaware County
Path: 0.8 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 27, 1963

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 27, 1963	F2	Alabama	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 27, 1963	F2	Ohio	1 mi	10 yd
May 27, 1963	F1	Ohio	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 27, 1963	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 27, 1963	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	17 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Delaware County
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.