Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Morrow County, Ohio, May 14, 1970
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length3 mi
Width700 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.50, -82.75) to the end point (40.53, -82.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 14, 1970, 9:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Ohio
- Counties
- Morrow County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 700 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 14, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 1970 | F2 | Ohio | 3 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1970 | F2 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1970 | F1 | Indiana | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 14, 1970 | F1 | Texas | 4.9 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1970 | F1 | Texas | 4.9 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1970 | F1 | Indiana | 0.8 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1970 | F1 | Texas | 7.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 14, 1970 | F1 | Texas | 5.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1970 | F0 | Indiana | 1.5 mi | 177 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1970 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1970 | F0 | Texas | 4.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.