Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Chautauqua County, New York, May 16, 1965
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length0.1 mi
Width700 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.10, -79.50) to the end point (42.10, -79.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 1965, 7:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- New York
- Counties
- Chautauqua County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 700 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 16, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1965 | F2 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1965 | F1 | Ohio | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 16, 1965 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 16, 1965 | F1 | Ohio | 3.6 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 5 |
| May 16, 1965 | F0 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.