Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Fairfield County, Ohio, May 16, 1971

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.1 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.83, -82.80) to the end point (39.83, -82.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 16, 1971, 5:11 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Ohio
Counties: Fairfield County
Path: 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 16, 1971

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 16, 1971	F2	Ohio	1 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 16, 1971	F0	Kansas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0

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Fairfield County

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