Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Marion County, Ohio, May 6, 1971

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries3

Length7.4 mi

Width150 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.52, -83.20) to the end point (40.57, -83.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 6, 1971, 1:50 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Ohio
Counties: Marion County
Path: 7.4 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 3 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 6, 1971

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 6, 1971	F2	Illinois, Indiana	55.3 mi	50 yd	0	1
May 6, 1971	F1	Illinois	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 6, 1971	F1	Indiana	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 6, 1971	F1	Iowa	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 6, 1971	F1	Indiana	8.1 mi	40 yd	1	2
May 6, 1971	F1	Texas	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 6, 1971	F1	Texas	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 6, 1971	F1	Texas	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 6, 1971	F1	Kentucky	30.2 mi	33 yd	0	0
May 6, 1971	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	17 yd	0	0
May 6, 1971	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 6, 1971	F0	Tennessee	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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