Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, November 4, 1950
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length15.9 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.20, -76.12) to the end point (40.40, -75.93), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 4, 1950, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Lancaster County, Berks County
- Near the path
- Wyomissing, Sinking Spring, Adamstown, Colony Park, Muhlenberg Park, West Lawn, Springmont, Greenfields (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 15.9 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.