Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Erie County, Pennsylvania, September 18, 1977
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length4.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.02, -80.35) to the end point (42.03, -80.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 18, 1977, 12:43 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Erie County
- Near the path
- Lake City, Fairview (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 4.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 18, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 1977 | F2 | New York | 2 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 1977 | F1 | New York | 11.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.