Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, York County, Pennsylvania, July 29, 1961

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length22.2 mi
Width500 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.97, -76.67) to the end point (40.03, -76.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
July 29, 1961, 2:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Pennsylvania
Counties
York County, Lancaster County
Path
22.2 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 2 injuries
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.