Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Worcester County, Massachusetts, October 3, 1970

RatingF3

Deaths1

Injuries0

Length35.4 mi

Width60 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.33, -72.17) to the end point (42.57, -71.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: October 3, 1970, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Massachusetts
Counties: Worcester County, Middlesex County
Path: 35.4 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
Casualties: 1 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on October 3, 1970

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Oct 3, 1970	F1	Connecticut, Massachusetts	6.4 mi	17 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

Worcester County
Middlesex County
Hampden County
Hartford County

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