Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Seneca County, Ohio, May 10, 1973

RatingF3

Deaths6

Injuries100

Length50.1 mi

Width27 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.23, -83.43) to the end point (41.03, -82.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 10, 1973, 3:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Ohio
Counties: Seneca County, Huron County
Path: 50.1 miles long, up to 27 yards wide
Casualties: 6 deaths, 100 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 10, 1973

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 10, 1973	F3	Ohio	89.6 mi	300 yd	8
May 10, 1973	F2	Kentucky	2.7 mi	10 yd	5
May 10, 1973	F2	Ohio	58.2 mi	267 yd	14
May 10, 1973	F2	Ohio	40.4 mi	667 yd	8
May 10, 1973	F2	Ohio	6.2 mi	17 yd	1
May 10, 1973	F1	Kentucky	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 10, 1973	F1	Tennessee	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 10, 1973	F1	Indiana	1 mi	30 yd	0
May 10, 1973	F1	Indiana	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
May 10, 1973	F1	Indiana	1 mi	80 yd	0
May 10, 1973	F1	Tennessee	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 10, 1973	F1	Pennsylvania	1.6 mi	67 yd	0
May 10, 1973	F1	Pennsylvania	2 mi	10 yd	3
May 10, 1973	F1	Tennessee	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

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Tornado history nearby

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