Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hampden County, Massachusetts, August 11, 1966
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.6 mi
Width67 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.20, -72.63) to the end point (42.27, -72.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 11, 1966, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Massachusetts
- Counties
- Hampden County, Hampshire County
- Path
- 5.6 miles long, up to 67 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 11, 1966
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 1966 | F2 | Vermont | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 11, 1966 | F2 | New Hampshire | 9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 11, 1966 | F2 | Connecticut, Massachusetts | 10.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 11, 1966 | F1 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 11, 1966 | F1 | West Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 11, 1966 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.