The May 10, 1973 tornado
F3Seneca and Huron counties, Ohio
An F3 tornado on a 50.1-mile path that killed 6 and injured 100. It was one of 15 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF3 tornado · May 10, 1973
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F3
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 50.1 mi
- Width up to 27 yards
- Killed
- 6
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 100
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, May 10, 1973
- 3:40 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.