Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, August 28, 1978
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length3.3 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.88, -76.87) to the end point (40.87, -76.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 28, 1978, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Snyder County, Northumberland County
- Path
- 3.3 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 28, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 1978 | F2 | Pennsylvania, Maryland | 20 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1978 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1978 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1978 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.5 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 1978 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.