Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Fairfield County, Connecticut, May 31, 2002

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.5 mi

Width75 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.48, -73.42) to the end point (41.48, -73.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 31, 2002, 5:24 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Connecticut
Counties: Fairfield County
Path: 0.5 miles long, up to 75 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 31, 2002

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 31, 2002	F1	New York	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
May 31, 2002	F1	New York	6 mi	1,000 yd	7
May 31, 2002	F1	Maine	2.1 mi	125 yd	0
May 31, 2002	F1	Pennsylvania, New York	1.5 mi	300 yd	1
May 31, 2002	F1	New York	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
May 31, 2002	F0	New York	0.3 mi	75 yd	0
May 31, 2002	F0	New York	0.7 mi	100 yd	0
May 31, 2002	F0	New York	3 mi	150 yd	0
May 31, 2002	F0	Florida	0.5 mi	15 yd	0
May 31, 2002	F0	Connecticut	0.2 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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