Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Chautauqua County, New York, May 2, 1983

RatingF3

Deaths2

Injuries0

Length28 mi

Width450 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.15, -79.62) to the end point (42.32, -79.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 2, 1983, 3:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: New York
Counties: Chautauqua County
Path: 28 miles long, up to 450 yards wide
Casualties: 2 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 2, 1983

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 2, 1983	F3	Michigan	23 mi	200 yd	0	3
May 2, 1983	F3	Ohio	5 mi	100 yd	1	22
May 2, 1983	F3	Ohio	12 mi	100 yd	1	25
May 2, 1983	F3	New York	15 mi	300 yd	0	6
May 2, 1983	F3	New York	2 mi	880 yd	0	1
May 2, 1983	F3	New York	20 mi	200 yd	1	0
May 2, 1983	F3	New York	3 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 2, 1983	F3	New York	3 mi	450 yd	0	0
May 2, 1983	F2	Ohio	5 mi	83 yd	0	0
May 2, 1983	F2	Ohio	2 mi	50 yd	0	2
May 2, 1983	F2	Pennsylvania	1 mi	33 yd	0	0
May 2, 1983	F2	Pennsylvania	9.8 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 2, 1983	F1	Illinois	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 2, 1983	F1	Ohio	10 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 2, 1983	F1	Kentucky	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 2, 1983	F1	Ohio	6 mi	83 yd	0	3
May 2, 1983	F1	Ohio	11 mi	83 yd	0	0
May 2, 1983	F0	Indiana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 2, 1983	F0	Pennsylvania	1 mi	33 yd	0	0
May 2, 1983	F0	Arkansas	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0

Nearby

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