Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Berks County, Pennsylvania, April 21, 1963
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.35, -75.92) to the end point (40.35, -75.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 21, 1963, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Berks County
- Near the path
- Reading (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 21, 1963
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1963 | F2 | Kentucky | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 3 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.