Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Wayne County, Ohio, January 5, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.77, -81.73) to the end point (40.77, -81.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 5, 1997, 2:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Ohio
- Counties
- Wayne County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 5, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 1997 | F2 | Alabama | 6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 5, 1997 | F0 | Alabama | 2.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 5, 1997 | F0 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 4 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.