Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Harrison County, Ohio, May 8, 1969
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries14
Length2 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.30, -81.20) to the end point (40.30, -81.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1969, 6:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Ohio
- Counties
- Harrison County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 14 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1969 | F3 | Ohio | 1.9 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 25 |
| May 8, 1969 | F2 | Mississippi | 10.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1969 | F2 | Mississippi | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1969 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1969 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1969 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1969 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 8, 1969 | F1 | Kentucky | 8.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 8, 1969 | F1 | Ohio | 1 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1969 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.