Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Butler County, Pennsylvania, June 27, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.98, -79.77) to the end point (40.98, -79.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 27, 1978, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Butler County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 27, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 1978 | F2 | Maryland | 6.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1978 | F1 | New York | 1.9 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1978 | F1 | Arkansas | 5.7 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1978 | F1 | Ohio | 3.8 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1978 | F1 | New York | 3.6 mi | 333 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1978 | F1 | West Virginia | 5.7 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1978 | F1 | Maryland | 0.3 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1978 | F1 | Ohio | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1978 | F0 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1978 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.