Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Fairfield County, Ohio, September 14, 1978

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.1 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.90, -82.50) to the end point (39.93, -82.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: September 14, 1978, 4:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Ohio
Counties: Fairfield County, Perry County, Licking County
Path: 0.1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on September 14, 1978

Tornadoes, newest first
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	7.2 mi	400 yd	0	2

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Fairfield County
Perry County
Licking County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.