Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Chester County, Pennsylvania, March 22, 1955
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries0
Length9.6 mi
Width600 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.97, -75.62) to the end point (40.05, -75.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 22, 1955, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Chester County
- Path
- 9.6 miles long, up to 600 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 22, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 1955 | F2 | Vermont | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 22, 1955 | F1 | Indiana | 3.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 22, 1955 | F1 | Ohio | 5.1 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 3 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.