Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Lawrence County, Indiana, April 19, 1963

RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length85.3 mi
Width1,400 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.27, -86.60) to the end point (39.05, -85.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
April 19, 1963, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F3
States
Indiana
Counties
Lawrence County, Jackson County, Jennings County
Path
85.3 miles long, up to 1,400 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on April 19, 1963

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 19, 1963F2Ohio0.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 19, 1963F2Illinois, Indiana14.8 mi250 yd022
Apr 19, 1963F2Ohio0.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 19, 1963F2Ohio15.3 mi10 yd00
Apr 19, 1963F2Indiana14.5 mi1,300 yd00
Apr 19, 1963F2Illinois0.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 19, 1963F2Ohio0.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 19, 1963F1Kentucky0.1 mi100 yd00
Apr 19, 1963F1Ohio0.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 19, 1963F1Ohio0.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 19, 1963F1Kentucky0.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 19, 1963F1Ohio0.1 mi10 yd01
Apr 19, 1963F1Ohio0.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 19, 1963F1Ohio0.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 19, 1963F1Indiana11.9 mi100 yd00
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Tornado history nearby

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