Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Columbia County, New York, July 21, 2003

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length1.3 mi

Width50 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.40, -73.70) to the end point (42.40, -73.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 21, 2003, 6:43 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: New York
Counties: Columbia County
Near the path: Kinderhook (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path: 1.3 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 21, 2003

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Jul 21, 2003	F3	Pennsylvania	2.5 mi	200 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F2	New York	1.5 mi	150 yd	7
Jul 21, 2003	F1	Ohio	8 mi	75 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F1	Pennsylvania	5.5 mi	600 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F1	Pennsylvania	3 mi	200 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F1	Pennsylvania	5 mi	900 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F1	New York	3 mi	200 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F1	New York	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F1	New York	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F1	New York	0.5 mi	150 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F1	New York	1.8 mi	90 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F1	New York	4.8 mi	90 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F1	Vermont	25 mi	150 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F1	Vermont	2 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F0	Indiana	2 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F0	Indiana	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F0	Indiana	2.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F0	Pennsylvania	3 mi	80 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F0	Indiana	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F0	New York	0.4 mi	125 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F0	New York	0.5 mi	60 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F0	New York	0.5 mi	60 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F0	New York	4 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F0	Kansas	0.2 mi	25 yd	0

Nearby

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