Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Boone County, Indiana, March 15, 1971
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length0.1 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.10, -86.55) to the end point (40.10, -86.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 15, 1971, 1:10 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Boone County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 15, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 1971 | F2 | Indiana | 1.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 15, 1971 | F1 | Illinois, Missouri | 2.4 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 15, 1971 | F1 | North Carolina | 64 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 15, 1971 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.