Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, June 18, 1970
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries5
Length1.9 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.40, -76.30) to the end point (40.40, -76.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 18, 1970, 5:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Lebanon County
- Path
- 1.9 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 18, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 1970 | F1 | New York | 2.3 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 1970 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 1 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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.