Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lorain County, Ohio, August 26, 1986
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length3 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.40, -82.18) to the end point (41.45, -82.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 26, 1986, 1:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Ohio
- Counties
- Lorain County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 26, 1986
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 1986 | F2 | Michigan | 0.6 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26, 1986 | F2 | Michigan | 10.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26, 1986 | F2 | Indiana | 5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 26, 1986 | F1 | Michigan | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26, 1986 | F0 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.