Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, York County, Pennsylvania, April 5, 1952
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length17.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.80, -76.98) to the end point (39.95, -76.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 5, 1952, 12:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- York County
- Path
- 17.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 5, 1952
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1952 | F2 | North Carolina | 6.9 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F2 | Virginia | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F2 | Virginia | 4.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F1 | Maryland | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F1 | Maryland | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F1 | New Jersey | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F0 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F0 | Maryland | 0.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.