Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Hamilton County, Ohio, August 9, 1969
RatingF3
Deaths4
Injuries247
Length22.2 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.22, -84.52) to the end point (39.12, -84.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 9, 1969, 4:57 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Ohio
- Counties
- Hamilton County, Clermont County
- Path
- 22.2 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 4 deaths, 247 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 9, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 1969 | F3 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 167 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F2 | Indiana | 0.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F2 | Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F1 | West Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.