Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Erie County, New York, August 23, 1971
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width167 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.92, -78.70) to the end point (42.93, -78.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 23, 1971, 12:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- New York
- Counties
- Erie County
- Near the path
- Depew, Cheektowaga (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 167 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.