Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, March 21, 1976
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.9 mi
Width90 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.20, -77.13) to the end point (40.18, -77.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 21, 1976, 12:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Cumberland County
- Path
- 4.9 miles long, up to 90 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 21, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1976 | F3 | Virginia | 5.6 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F3 | Pennsylvania | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F2 | New York | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F2 | Maryland | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F1 | Virginia | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F1 | Maryland | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F1 | Delaware | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 4.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F1 | New York | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F0 | Florida | 6.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F0 | Pennsylvania | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F0 | Pennsylvania | 3 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.