Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Pike County, Ohio, April 8, 1965
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries9
Length1 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.13, -83.00) to the end point (39.13, -83.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 8, 1965, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Ohio
- Counties
- Pike County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 9 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 8, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 1965 | F3 | Kentucky, West Virginia | 6.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F3 | Ohio | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F2 | Ohio | 10.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F2 | West Virginia | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F1 | California | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 1965 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.