Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Franklin County, Ohio, May 8, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length17.3 mi
Width67 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.10, -83.12) to the end point (40.25, -82.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1973, 1:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Ohio
- Counties
- Franklin County, Delaware County
- Path
- 17.3 miles long, up to 67 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 2 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 29.1 mi | 900 yd | 2 | 12 |
| May 8, 1973 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1973 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 8, 1973 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1973 | F0 | Ohio | 0.3 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.