Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Chester County, Pennsylvania, April 3, 1975

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length3 mi

Width20 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.03, -75.67) to the end point (40.08, -75.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 3, 1975, 7:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Pennsylvania
Counties: Chester County
Path: 3 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 3, 1975

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Apr 3, 1975	F1	Delaware	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	3
Apr 3, 1975	F0	New Jersey	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

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Chester County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.