Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Laurel County, Kentucky, June 29, 1973
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length0.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.13, -84.08) to the end point (37.13, -84.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 29, 1973, 2:29 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Laurel County
- Near the path
- London (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 29, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 1973 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 1.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 29, 1973 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 1.9 mi | 63 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 29, 1973 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 29, 1973 | F1 | Connecticut | 1.3 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 29, 1973 | F1 | New Jersey | 0.5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 29, 1973 | F1 | New Jersey | 1.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 29, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 4.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.