Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Clark County, Ohio, March 17, 1965

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.2 mi
Width30 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.90, -83.78) to the end point (39.95, -83.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
March 17, 1965, 4:04 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Ohio
Counties
Clark County
Path
5.2 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on March 17, 1965

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 17, 1965F3Mississippi14.7 mi400 yd010
Mar 17, 1965F3Mississippi8.5 mi230 yd01
Mar 17, 1965F3Alabama29.8 mi10 yd022
Mar 17, 1965F3North Carolina41.3 mi100 yd285
Mar 17, 1965F2Arkansas1 mi200 yd00
Mar 17, 1965F2Mississippi0.5 mi200 yd00
Mar 17, 1965F2Tennessee2 mi50 yd00
Mar 17, 1965F1Tennessee0.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 17, 1965F1Tennessee1 mi33 yd01
Mar 17, 1965F1Tennessee0.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 17, 1965F1Tennessee2 mi73 yd02
Mar 17, 1965F1Tennessee0.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 17, 1965F1Tennessee0.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 17, 1965F0South Carolina1 mi30 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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