Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Guernsey County, Ohio, June 7, 1978
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries6
Length0.8 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.07, -81.63) to the end point (40.07, -81.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 7, 1978, 7:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Ohio
- Counties
- Guernsey County
- Path
- 0.8 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 7, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 1978 | F2 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 7, 1978 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 7, 1978 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 7, 1978 | F1 | Iowa | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 7, 1978 | F1 | Ohio | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 7, 1978 | F1 | Ohio | 1 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 7, 1978 | F1 | Ohio | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 7, 1978 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 7, 1978 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 7, 1978 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 7, 1978 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 7, 1978 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 7, 1978 | F0 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.