Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, July 15, 1976
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.08, -79.92) to the end point (40.08, -79.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 15, 1976, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Westmoreland County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 15, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 1976 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1976 | F1 | Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1976 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1976 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1976 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.