Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, August 3, 1963

RatingF3
Deaths2
Injuries70
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.32, -79.88) to the end point (40.32, -79.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
August 3, 1963, 8:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F3
States
Pennsylvania
Counties
Allegheny County
Near the path
Glassport, Liberty (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties
2 deaths, 70 injuries
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.