Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Marion County, Indiana, May 19, 1973
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length18.4 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.90, -86.27) to the end point (39.70, -86.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 19, 1973, 1:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Marion County
- Path
- 18.4 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 19, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 1973 | F4 | Alabama | 5.4 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 19 |
| May 19, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 2 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 10 |
| May 19, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 23.5 mi | 900 yd | 0 | 9 |
| May 19, 1973 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1973 | F1 | Tennessee | 3.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1973 | F1 | Ohio | 1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.