Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Somerset County, New Jersey, September 26, 1977
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.9 mi
Width27 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.37, -74.52) to the end point (40.45, -74.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 26, 1977, 2:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- New Jersey
- Counties
- Somerset County
- Near the path
- Dayton, Deans (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 5.9 miles long, up to 27 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 26, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 1977 | F1 | New York | 2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1977 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.