What the record says
On 13 June 1981, a tornado touched down near Cardington, Ohio. The Storm Prediction Center records its path as 3.8 miles long and up to 350 yards wide, rated F3 on the Fujita (F) scale. It killed 4 people and injured 56.
- F3Fujita rating
- 4deaths
- 56injuries
- 3.8 mipath length
- 350 ydmaximum width
It has its own page because it killed three or more people and it was rated 3 and killed at least one person.
This page gives the official record's figures. Numbers of deaths and injuries are sometimes revised after a survey, and they cannot convey what the day was like for the people who lived through it.
Counties it crossed
The start point was at 40.50, -82.90 and the end point at 40.55, -82.85 (latitude, longitude).
How to read this path
The Storm Prediction Center records most tornadoes as a straight line from the point where they touched down to the point where they lifted. The real path usually curved and was not the same width all the way along. The width given is the widest part. Older records are less precise, and the record starts in 1950.
Source: the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database, public domain.
Other notable tornadoes in Ohio
- Beavercreek, Ohio tornado3 April 1974, F5, 36 deaths, 1,150 injuries, 31.3 miles long
- Warren, Ohio tornado31 May 1985, F5, 18 deaths, 310 injuries, 47 miles long
- Strongsville, Ohio tornado11 April 1965, F4, 18 deaths, 200 injuries, 22 miles long
- Toledo, Ohio tornado11 April 1965, F4, 18 deaths, 236 injuries, 5.6 miles long
- Cleveland, Ohio tornado8 June 1953, F4, 17 deaths, 379 injuries, 118 miles long
- Andover, Ohio tornado31 May 1985, F4, 16 deaths, 125 injuries, 56.2 miles long
Other notable tornadoes of 1981
- Bixby, Oklahoma tornado19 April 1981, F3, 5 deaths, 49 injuries, 9.9 miles long
- West Bend, Wisconsin tornado4 April 1981, F4, 3 deaths, 53 injuries, 1.8 miles long
- Hurtsboro, Alabama tornado1 April 1981, F3, 2 deaths, 23 injuries, 0.1 miles long
- Sikeston, Missouri tornado22 April 1981, F4, 1 death, 32 injuries, 63 miles long
- St. Paul, Minnesota tornado14 June 1981, F3, 1 death, 83 injuries, 16.2 miles long
All tornadoes of 1981 · Ohio tornado history · All notable tornadoes