Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, July 1, 1971

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length25.2 mi

Width10 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.57, -71.52) to the end point (42.75, -71.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 1, 1971, 1:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Massachusetts
Counties: Middlesex County, Essex County
Path: 25.2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 1, 1971

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Jul 1, 1971	F1	Maine	1 mi	30 yd	0
Jul 1, 1971	F1	Massachusetts	2 mi	20 yd	2
Jul 1, 1971	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 1, 1971	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Middlesex County
Essex County
Worcester County
Franklin County

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