Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Knox County, Ohio, June 8, 1981
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length3.8 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.53, -82.42) to the end point (40.53, -82.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 8, 1981, 7:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Ohio
- Counties
- Knox County
- Path
- 3.8 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 8, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1981 | F2 | Ohio | 1.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 8, 1981 | F2 | Ohio | 2.3 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Jun 8, 1981 | F1 | Ohio | 8.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1981 | F1 | Indiana | 20.9 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1981 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1981 | F1 | Ohio | 4.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1981 | F1 | Ohio | 2.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1981 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1981 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1981 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1981 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1981 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1981 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1981 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.