Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Elk County, Pennsylvania, September 3, 1963

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries20

Length8.4 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.42, -78.73) to the end point (41.45, -78.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: September 3, 1963, 12:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Pennsylvania
Counties: Elk County
Path: 8.4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 20 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on September 3, 1963

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Sep 3, 1963	F1	New York	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 3, 1963	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

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Tornado history nearby

Elk County

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