Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Morris County, New Jersey, July 20, 1981
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.6 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.92, -74.75) to the end point (40.87, -74.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 20, 1981, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- New Jersey
- Counties
- Morris County
- Path
- 3.6 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 20, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 1981 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1981 | F2 | Missouri | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1981 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 4.1 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1981 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1981 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.9 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1981 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1981 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Jul 20, 1981 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1981 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.