Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, March 19, 1971
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.42, -86.83) to the end point (40.42, -86.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 19, 1971, 2:03 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Tippecanoe County
- Near the path
- Lafayette (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 19, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 1971 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.