Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Somerset County, Maine, October 3, 1970
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length9.5 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.80, -69.40) to the end point (44.88, -69.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 3, 1970, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Maine
- Counties
- Somerset County
- Path
- 9.5 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 3, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 1970 | F3 | Massachusetts | 35.4 mi | 60 yd | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 3, 1970 | F1 | Connecticut, Massachusetts | 6.4 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 1970 | F1 | Maine | 1.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3, 1970 | F0 | New Hampshire | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.