Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Franklin County, Massachusetts, July 3, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.67, -72.83) to the end point (42.67, -72.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 3, 1997, 3:58 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Massachusetts
- Counties
- Franklin County
- Path
- 4.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 3, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 1997 | F2 | Massachusetts | 4.5 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1997 | F2 | Massachusetts | 3.7 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1997 | F2 | New York, Massachusetts | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1997 | F2 | New Hampshire | 2 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1997 | F1 | New York | 5.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1997 | F1 | Massachusetts | 1.3 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1997 | F1 | Massachusetts | 8.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1997 | F1 | New Hampshire | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 1997 | F1 | New York | 1.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.