Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1970
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width1,760 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.15, -76.62) to the end point (40.15, -76.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 2, 1970, 1:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Lancaster County, York County
- Near the path
- Elizabethtown (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 1,760 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 2, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 1970 | F1 | Ohio | 1.9 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2, 1970 | F1 | Virginia | 9.3 mi | 667 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2, 1970 | F1 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.