Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Worcester County, Massachusetts, June 22, 1981
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length7.1 mi
Width167 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.50, -72.03) to the end point (42.55, -71.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 22, 1981, 2:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Massachusetts
- Counties
- Worcester County
- Path
- 7.1 miles long, up to 167 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 22, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 1981 | F2 | New Hampshire | 8.7 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 22, 1981 | F2 | Louisiana | 2.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 22, 1981 | F1 | Ohio | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Jun 22, 1981 | F1 | Missouri | 3.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 22, 1981 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 22, 1981 | F1 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 22, 1981 | F1 | Washington | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.