What the record says
On 2 May 1983, a tornado touched down near Parma, Ohio. The Storm Prediction Center records its path as 12 miles long and up to 100 yards wide, rated F3 on the Fujita (F) scale. It killed 1 person and injured 25.
- F3Fujita rating
- 1death
- 25injuries
- 12 mipath length
- 100 ydmaximum width
It has its own page because 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 41.33, -81.65 and the end point at 41.37, -81.43 (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 1983
- Inverness, Florida tornado9 April 1983, F3, 3 deaths, 2 injuries, 10 miles long
- Sterlington, Louisiana tornado1 April 1983, F4, 2 deaths, 20 injuries, 9 miles long
- Sherman, New York tornado2 May 1983, F3, 2 deaths, 28 miles long
- Anniston, Alabama tornado3 December 1983, F3, 2 deaths, 51 injuries, 4 miles long
- Brewerton, New York tornado2 May 1983, F3, 1 death, 20 miles long
All tornadoes of 1983 · Ohio tornado history · All notable tornadoes