The August 28, 1973 tornado
F4Columbia and Berkshire counties, Massachusetts and New York
An F4 tornado on a 9.8-mile path that killed 4 and injured 36. It was one of 4 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · August 28, 1973
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 9.8 mi
- Width up to 313 yards
- Killed
- 4
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 36
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Tuesday, August 28, 1973
- 11:34 AM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.