Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Steuben County, Indiana, October 1, 1986
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length16 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.57, -85.10) to the end point (41.58, -84.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 1, 1986, 4:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Indiana, Ohio
- Counties
- Steuben County, Williams County
- Path
- 16 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 1, 1986
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 1986 | F3 | West Virginia | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 1986 | F2 | New York | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1986 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 4.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 1, 1986 | F1 | Oklahoma | 10 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1986 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1986 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1986 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1986 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1986 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.