Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Washington County, Indiana, March 19, 1963
RatingF1
Deaths2
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.53, -86.17) to the end point (38.53, -86.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 19, 1963, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Washington County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 19, 1963
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 1963 | F2 | Tennessee | 14 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 19, 1963 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 19, 1963 | F2 | Indiana | 2.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 19, 1963 | F2 | Indiana | 2.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 19, 1963 | F2 | Tennessee | 3.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 19, 1963 | F2 | Tennessee | 3.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 1963 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.