Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, July 3, 1997
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.7 mi
Width600 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.18, -73.17) to the end point (42.23, -73.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 3, 1997, 4:11 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Massachusetts
- Counties
- Berkshire County
- Path
- 3.7 miles long, up to 600 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 | 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 | 4.5 mi | 100 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.