Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Hartford County, Connecticut, October 3, 1970

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length6.4 mi

Width17 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.00, -72.70) to the end point (42.08, -72.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: October 3, 1970, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Connecticut, Massachusetts
Counties: Hartford County, Hampden County
Path: 6.4 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on October 3, 1970

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths
Oct 3, 1970	F3	Massachusetts	35.4 mi	60 yd	1
Oct 3, 1970	F1	Maine	1.2 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 3, 1970	F1	Maine	9.5 mi	150 yd	0
Oct 3, 1970	F0	New Hampshire	0.1 mi	33 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Hartford County
Hampden County
Worcester County

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