Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Chester County, Pennsylvania, September 5, 1979
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries4
Length4.1 mi
Width63 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.77, -75.73) to the end point (39.80, -75.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 5, 1979, 8:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Chester County
- Path
- 4.1 miles long, up to 63 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 5, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 1979 | F3 | Virginia | 2.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 5, 1979 | F3 | Virginia | 17.9 mi | 300 yd | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 5, 1979 | F2 | Maryland | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 1979 | F2 | Virginia | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 5, 1979 | F2 | Virginia | 2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 1979 | F2 | Virginia | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 5, 1979 | F2 | Virginia | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 1979 | F2 | Delaware | 2.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 5, 1979 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 1979 | F1 | Maryland | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 1979 | F1 | Maryland | 2.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 1979 | F1 | Virginia | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 1979 | F1 | Virginia | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 1979 | F1 | Maryland | 17.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 1979 | F1 | Maryland | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 1979 | F1 | Iowa | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 1979 | F0 | Maryland | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 1979 | F0 | Maryland | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.