Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lorain County, Ohio, September 18, 1970
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length0.3 mi
Width87 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.50, -82.00) to the end point (41.50, -82.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 18, 1970, 9:40 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Ohio
- Counties
- Lorain County
- Near the path
- Avon Lake (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 87 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.