Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, July 13, 1971
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length16 mi
Width70 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.77, -79.83) to the end point (39.67, -79.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 13, 1971, 9:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Fayette County
- Path
- 16 miles long, up to 70 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 13, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 1971 | F2 | Ohio | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Jul 13, 1971 | F1 | West Virginia | 3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 1971 | F1 | Maryland | 14.9 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.