Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Columbiana County, Ohio, October 12, 1978
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length7.3 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.80, -80.92) to the end point (40.88, -80.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 12, 1978, 5:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Ohio
- Counties
- Columbiana County
- Path
- 7.3 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.