Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Muskingum County, Ohio, August 14, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length12.5 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.00, -82.00) to the end point (40.03, -81.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 14, 1973, 2:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Ohio
- Counties
- Muskingum County, Guernsey County
- Near the path
- North Zanesville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 12.5 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 14, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 1973 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 14, 1973 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 14, 1973 | F1 | South Dakota | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 14, 1973 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.