Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, June 18, 1970
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.15, -76.30) to the end point (40.15, -76.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 18, 1970, 3:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Lancaster County
- Near the path
- Lititz (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 18, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 1970 | F3 | Pennsylvania | 1.9 mi | 880 yd | 1 | 5 |
| Jun 18, 1970 | F1 | New York | 2.3 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 1970 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 1970 | F1 | Massachusetts | 18.7 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.