Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, September 3, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.7 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.30, -75.00) to the end point (40.33, -74.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 3, 1961, 1:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Bucks County
- Path
- 2.7 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 3, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 1961 | F3 | Texas | 0.7 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1961 | F2 | Wisconsin | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1961 | F1 | Wisconsin | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1961 | F1 | Wisconsin | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1961 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.