Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Washington County, Ohio, July 28, 1981

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries8

Length6.2 mi

Width50 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.42, -81.30) to the end point (39.38, -81.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 28, 1981, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Ohio, West Virginia
Counties: Washington County, Pleasants County
Path: 6.2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 8 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 28, 1981

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jul 28, 1981	F2	Pennsylvania	2 mi	10 yd	0	4
Jul 28, 1981	F2	Virginia	0.1 mi	27 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Washington County
Pleasants County

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