Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, August 17, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.7 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.95, -76.10) to the end point (39.95, -76.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 17, 1974, 1:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Lancaster County
- Near the path
- Georgetown (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.7 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 17, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 1974 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1974 | F1 | Nebraska | 1.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 17, 1974 | F1 | Kansas | 13.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1974 | F1 | Virginia | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1974 | F1 | Oklahoma | 1.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1974 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1974 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.