Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, July 11, 1976
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries17
Length11.8 mi
Width67 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.35, -79.50) to the end point (40.27, -79.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 11, 1976, 2:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Westmoreland County
- Path
- 11.8 miles long, up to 67 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 17 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 11, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 1976 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 28.7 mi | 33 yd | 1 | 7 |
| Jul 11, 1976 | F2 | West Virginia | 4.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 11, 1976 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 11, 1976 | F1 | Ohio | 0.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 11, 1976 | F0 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.