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1986 New England tornado outbreak
TypeTornado outbreak
DurationAugust 7-8, 1986
Tornadoes
confirmed
7
Max. rating1F4 tornado
Duration of
tornado outbreak2
20 hours
Fatalities0 fatalities
Damage$8.7 million 1986 USD[1] ($24 million 2024 USD)
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale
2Time from first tornado to last tornado

The 1986 New England tornado outbreak was a series of tornadoes which affected several states in New England on August 7 and 8, 1986. The most notable and destructive of these tornadoes tracked through the city of Providence, Rhode Island, injuring 20 people.

List of official tornadoes

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Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating
FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 1 6 1 0 0 0 7
August 7
F# Location County Time (UTC) Path length Damage
Massachusetts
F1 Lexington to Burlington Middlesex 1310 4.0 miles (6.4 km) Touched down near the southeastern end of Hanscom Air Force Base, moving north-northeast.
Rhode Island
F1 Lincoln Providence 1430 0.5 miles (0.8 km)
F2 Cranston to Providence Providence 1515 4.0 miles (6.4 km) Twenty injuries, mostly minor.
New Hampshire
F1 Wakefield to Parsonsfield, Maine Carroll to York (Maine) 1510 3.5 miles (5.6 km)
F1 Tuftonboro Carroll 1549 0.2 miles (0.3 km)
Maine
F1 Shapleigh York 1519 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Vermont
F0 West Milford to Ringwood Passaic 1640 0.1 miles (0.2 km) See main section on the New Jersey tornadoes.
August 8
Rhode Island
F1 Pascoag to Millville, Massachusetts Providence to Worcester (Massachusetts) 0915 7.0 miles (10 km)
Sources: NCDC Storm Events Database[2] "Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991"[1] SPC Storm Data[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Grazulis, Thomas P (July). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. ISBN 1-879362-03-1. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. ^ National Climatic Data Center. "Storm Events Database". NOAA. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  3. ^ Data from the Storm Prediction Center archives, which are accessible through SeverePlot, free software created and maintained by John Hart, lead forecaster for the SPC.