Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Franklin County, Massachusetts, August 17, 1970

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length16.7 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.73, -72.67) to the end point (42.75, -72.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: August 17, 1970, 5:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Massachusetts
Counties: Franklin County, Worcester County
Path: 16.7 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on August 17, 1970

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Aug 17, 1970	F1	New Hampshire	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 17, 1970	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Franklin County
Worcester County
Cheshire County

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