Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, November 16, 1965
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries6
Length0.1 mi
Width280 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.08, -79.62) to the end point (40.12, -79.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 16, 1965, 9:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Westmoreland County, Fayette County
- Near the path
- Scottdale (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 280 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 16, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 1965 | F3 | Ohio | 3.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 16, 1965 | F2 | Ohio | 5.9 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16, 1965 | F2 | Ohio | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 16, 1965 | F2 | Ohio | 5.9 mi | 300 yd | 2 | 9 |
| Nov 16, 1965 | F2 | Ohio | 4.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 16, 1965 | F1 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.