Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, August 7, 1978
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.9 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.83, -75.95) to the end point (40.87, -75.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 7, 1978, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Schuylkill County, Carbon County
- Path
- 1.9 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 7, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 1978 | F1 | New York | 1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.