Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Franklin County, Ohio, February 22, 1971
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length6.8 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.97, -82.93) to the end point (40.03, -82.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 22, 1971, 3:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Ohio
- Counties
- Franklin County
- Near the path
- Columbus, Gahanna, Whitehall, Bexley (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 6.8 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 22, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 1971 | F3 | North Carolina | 85.7 mi | 500 yd | 2 | 60 |
| Feb 22, 1971 | F2 | Ohio | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 22, 1971 | F1 | Indiana | 9.1 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 22, 1971 | F1 | South Carolina | 11.9 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.