Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, York County, Pennsylvania, March 27, 1963

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length17 mi
Width20 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.00, -76.85) to the end point (40.05, -76.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
March 27, 1963, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Pennsylvania
Counties
York County, Lancaster County
Path
17 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
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Tornado history nearby

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