Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Fayette County, Ohio, May 14, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.52, -83.55) to the end point (39.48, -83.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 14, 1997, 4:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Ohio
- Counties
- Fayette County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 14, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 1997 | F1 | Ohio | 2 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1997 | F1 | Mississippi | 1.5 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1997 | F1 | Ohio | 25 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 1997 | F0 | Mississippi | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.