Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, July 23, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths1
Injuries24
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.98, -79.60) to the end point (40.98, -79.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 23, 1978, 3:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Clarion County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 24 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 23, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1978 | F1 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1978 | F1 | Maine | 0.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1978 | F1 | New Hampshire | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1978 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.