Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Pike County, Ohio, September 14, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length7.2 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.20, -83.33) to the end point (39.28, -83.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 14, 1978, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Ohio
- Counties
- Pike County
- Path
- 7.2 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 14, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 1978 | F1 | Louisiana, Texas | 9.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 14, 1978 | F1 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.