Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Litchfield County, Connecticut, July 10, 1989

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries4

Length10 mi

Width73 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.83, -73.33) to the end point (41.72, -73.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 10, 1989, 1:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Connecticut
Counties: Litchfield County
Path: 10 miles long, up to 73 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 4 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 10, 1989

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Jul 10, 1989	F4	New York	42 mi	1,320 yd	20
Jul 10, 1989	F4	Connecticut	3 mi	100 yd	40
Jul 10, 1989	F2	Connecticut	5 mi	100 yd	70
Jul 10, 1989	F2	New York	0.5 mi	100 yd	5
Jul 10, 1989	F2	New York	0.2 mi	40 yd	1
Jul 10, 1989	F1	New York	1.7 mi	30 yd	1
Jul 10, 1989	F1	Massachusetts	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 10, 1989	F1	Massachusetts	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 10, 1989	F1	Massachusetts	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 10, 1989	F1	Massachusetts	0.4 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 10, 1989	F1	Massachusetts	0.1 mi	23 yd	1
Jul 10, 1989	F1	New Jersey	4.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 10, 1989	F0	Massachusetts	0.1 mi	23 yd	0
Jul 10, 1989	F0	Massachusetts	0.1 mi	23 yd	0
Jul 10, 1989	F0	New Jersey	3.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 10, 1989	F0	New Jersey	4 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 10, 1989	F0	South Dakota	1 mi	30 yd	0

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Tornado history nearby

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