Severe Thunderstorm Threat From the Central Plains to the Northeast; Extreme HeatRisk for the East Coast

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible from the central Plains to the Northeast through this evening. Widespread damaging winds are the primary threat but hail and a tornado or two is also possible. Extremely dangerous heat continues across the Eastern U.S. Warm overnight low temperatures will provide little to no relief. Read More >

March 6, 1961
Counties: Scott IN
F-scale:  F2
Deaths: 0
Injuries 3
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 2 miles
Time: 7:06am
Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast through the northwest corner of Austin. Eight smokestacks were toppled at a canning plant, and the roof was ripped off a house. Injuries occurred when three trailers were destroyed.
Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis 50 yards.

March 6, 1961
Counties: Dubois
F-scale:  F1
Deaths:
Injuries:
Path width:
Path length:
Time: 8:00am
Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards. Storm Data says this tornado moved from southwest of Ferdinand to Siberia (Siberia proper is actually in Perry County, just over the county line). The ending lat/lon given is just inside Perry County as well. Will map as such, but further research would be helpful.

March 6, 1961
Counties: Clark IN
F-scale:
Deaths:
Injuries:
Path width:
Path length:
Time: 10:00am
Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile, NCDC gives nothing. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC gives nothing. SPC and NCDC give no F-scale rating, and it's not listed in Grazulis.  Storm Data says a pole barn was reduced to rubble along IN 160 northwest of Charlestown. However the lat/lon given doesn't quite agree with that location. More research is necessary.