Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, August 30, 1970
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length10.8 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.27, -79.02) to the end point (41.25, -78.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 30, 1970, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Jefferson County
- Near the path
- Brockway (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 10.8 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 30, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 1970 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 1.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30, 1970 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 1.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30, 1970 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.